Coin.mx Operator Pleads Not Guilty
NEW YORK — The CEO of the Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx has plead not guilty to charges of conspiracy and money laundering. Anthony Murgio appeared in federal court on Tuesday denying the accusations that he and his partner Yuri Lebedev used the company in a fraudulent way. Federal prosecutors believe they used the exchange to move large amounts of illicit....
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A Nevada man has admitted his role in laundering funds solicited for the Bitclub Network, a $722 million fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. He also pleaded guilty to tax offenses.
Bitclub Network Investor Pleads Guilty
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that Gordon Brad Beckstead, a 57-year-old from Henderson, Nevada, has pleaded guilty in connection with the Bitclub Network fraud. The announcement details:
A Nevada man today admitted his role in laundering funds solicited for Bitclub Network, a $722 million fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.
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