The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the sentences handed down to three former executives of Chicago-based health technology startup Outcome Health, who were convicted on fraud charges in April 2023. Rishi Shah, a co-founder and former CEO of Outcome, was sentenced to seven years and six...
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, was sentenced to four months in prison on Tuesday (April 30). The sentencing came after Zhao pleaded guilty to charges of enabling money laundering at Binance, CNBC reported Tuesday. The verdict was delivered in a federal court in Seattle by...
Federal prosecutors are seeking a 40- to 50-year prison sentence for Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, over charges of massive fraud. Bankman-Fried, who was found guilty on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy in November, was convicted of stealing $8 billion...
A former executive at now-bankrupt Celsius Network, Roni Cohen-Pavon, has reportedly pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the United States and has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors’ investigations. Cohen-Pavon, who served as chief revenue officer at the cryptocurrency lender founded by Alex Mashinsky, admitted to four...
July 09, 2024
Two former FTX executives who testified against the cryptocurrency exchange’s co-founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, now know when they will face sentencing hearings. Nishad Singh will be sentenced on Oct. 30 and Gary Wang will be sentenced on Nov. 20, with both having pleaded guilty to fraud, Reuters reported Tuesday (July 9). Prosecutors are expected to ask […]
July 01, 2024
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the sentences handed down to three former executives of Chicago-based health technology startup Outcome Health, who were convicted on fraud charges in April 2023....
April 30, 2024
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, was sentenced to four months in prison on Tuesday (April 30). The sentencing came after Zhao pleaded guilty to charges of enabling money...
March 15, 2024
Federal prosecutors are seeking a 40- to 50-year prison sentence for Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, over charges of massive fraud. Bankman-Fried, who was found...
