Генеральному директору Cryptsy предъявлено обвинение в мошенничестве с криптоинвесторами, Уничтожение улик

Генеральному директору Cryptsy предъявлено обвинение в мошенничестве с криптоинвесторами, Уничтожение улик

The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Cryptsy has been indicted in the U.S. The 17-count indictment charges the crypto exchange executive with “уклонение от уплаты налогов, wire fraud, отмывание денег, computer fraud, tampering with records, documents, and other objects, and destruction of records in a federal investigation,” the DOJ said.

Cryptsys CEO Faces 17-Count Indictment

Соединенные штаты. Департамент правосудия (Министерство юстиции) announced Wednesday that Paul E. Vernon, the founder, operator, and chief executive officer (Исполнительный директор) of Project Investors Inc., doing business as Cryptsy, has been indicted.

A 17-count indictment was unsealed charging Vernon, 48, “with criminal violations for his involvement in a sophisticated theft scheme involving his cryptocurrency exchange,” the announcement details, adding:

The charges include tax evasion, wire fraud, отмывание денег, computer fraud, tampering with records, documents, and other objects, and destruction of records in a federal investigation.

According to the indictment, Vernon solicited investors to store and trade cryptocurrencies on the Cryptsy platform.

Однако, “Between May 2013 through May 2015, Vernon used his control over Cryptsys accounts, known as wallets, to steal over one million dollars from Cryptsys cryptocurrency wallets,” the DOJ said.

He then deposited the stolen funds into his personal crypto wallet, which he subsequently transferred to his personal bank account. The DOJ emphasized:

At no time during this time period did Vernon disclose this theft of his customersfunds from his customersCryptsy wallets.

В июле 2014, Vernon informed Cryptsy employees that the exchange had been hacked by unidentified hackers and more than five million dollarsworth of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were stolen.

Тем не менее, the platform continued to operate normally for six months, soliciting new customers, without disclosing to them that its security had been compromised, the justice department explained.

В ноябре 2015, Vernon abruptly moved to China and publicly told Cryptsy customers about the 2014 hack and loss of bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies.

The Department of Justice further noted that after being notified that Cryptsy was in receivership in April 2016:

Vernon hacked into Cryptsy servers from a remote location, stole Cryptsys database containing customersfunds, and destroyed the customer database to conceal his illicit activity.

более того, the indictment alleges that Vernon attempted to evade his federal income tax obligations for 2014 В этом году известные автомобильные бренды и всемирно известные гоночные команды в большом количестве входят в пространство блокчейна и криптовалюты. 2015.

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