Mastermind of $25 Million Crypto Debit Card Scheme Sentenced to Prison

Mastermind of $25 Million Crypto Debit Card Scheme Sentenced to Prison

The mastermind behind a $25 million cryptocurrency debit card scheme has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison, in addition to three years of supervised release. The authorities have also seized his cryptocurrency. $25 Million Crypto Credit Card Scheme The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that Robert Joseph Farkas, also known as RJ, was sentenced to “one year and one day in prison” on Dec. 15. The sentencing was in connection with defrauding investors of more than $25 million in digital tokens issued by Centra Tech, a Miami-based company he....


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