Jeffrey Wertkin Attempted to Earn US$310k in Bitcoin By Selling Whistleblower Evidence
Demanding a fee of US$310,000 is quite steep for such potentially useless information, though. Bitcoin continues to make mainstream media headlines, although it is not always in a manner people expected. A partner at Akin Gump has been arrested while trying to sell a sealed whistleblower complaint in exchange for bitcoin. This offer was extended to a company under federal investigation, although the name of the company was not made public. The Akin Gump partner aimed to receive US$310,000 for selling this document, although the sale never materialized. It is rather strange to think of a....
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A lawyer for a major US lobbying firm has been arrested and charged after trying to sell confidential information for bitcoin. According to court documents filed on 1st February and unsealed yesterday, Jeffrey Wertkin sought to sell a criminal complaint related to a whistleblower case for $310,000, asking that he be paid in bitcoin for the offer. Wertkin, who was arrested on 31st January, was previously a partner for Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, a major Washington, DC-based law practice and lobbying firm. According to OpenSecrets.org, the firm's clients include AT&T, Volkswagen....
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