Prosecutors Charge Florida Man In Bitcoin Exchange Case Linked To JPMorgan Hacking Probe
A Florida man charged with conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business has been released on a $75,000 bond following an appearance in a Manhattan court, according to Reuters. Prosecutors say the man, Ricardo Hill, 38, is the latest individual facing charges in connection with an illegal bitcoin exchange called Coin.mx owned by an Israeli accused of hacking JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other companies. eclined to comment. Nine people including Hill face charges following an investigation related to a data breach that involved more than 83 million accounts. JPMorgan....
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Michael Murgio, a former Palm Beach County School Board member who pleaded guilty in October to obstructing an examination of a credit union linked to an illegal bitcoin exchange, avoided jail when a judge sentenced him to a year of probation, 200 hours of community service and a $12,000 fine, according to Reuters. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan said Murgio was far less culpable than others convicted in the scam and had shown remorse. Son Pleaded Guilty. Murgio’s son, Anthony Murgio, pleaded guilty earlier this month to conspiring to operate an illicit bitcoin exchange, Coin.mx. Coin.mx....
A Florida software engineer and a New Jersey pastor are expected to face trial connected to the Coin.mx bitcoin exchange investigation and a security breach at JPMorgan Chase & Co, reports Reuters. According to the report, jury selection is set to start in Manhattan federal court for Yuri Lebedev, the suspected planner behind Coin.mx’s platform, and Trevon Gross, a pastor and ex-chairman of a now-defunct credit union. Lebedev is suspected of misleading financial institutions into processing transactions for bitcoin exchange Coin.mx, which was unlicensed. He is also alleged to have....
A Florida man pled guilty yesterday after being indicted in a case tied to the now-defunct Florida bitcoin exchange Coin.mx. Michael Murgio, father of Coin.mx operator Anthony Murgio, allegedly took part in a plan to gain control of a New Jersey credit union. That plan, according to prosecutors, involved paying off senior officials at the Hope Federal Credit Union, which has since been shuttered. The elder Murgio was arrested in April, and this week pled guilty to a charge of conspiracy to obstruct an examination of a federal financial institution. He faces as many as five years in prison.....
The former operator of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Coin.mx has plead guilty in federal court. The move comes after Anthony Murgio had previously plead not guilty to money transmitting charges, first filed last year. The case has been connected by federal prosecutors to the hacking of major US companies, including JPMorgan Chase. Murgio changed his plea to guilty on three charges, including the operation of an unlicensed money transmission service, Reuters reports. He now faces sentencing in June. Attorney Brian Klein, who represents Murgio, confirmed the plea. He told CoinDesk by....
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....