Update: "Coin Signals" trader also faces charges from the CFTC
Arrested by the FBI earlier today, 24-year-old Spence also faces civil charges of fraud that look to bar him from future trading. For Jeremy Spence, also known as "Coin Signals," the news just gets worse.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has unveiled civil fraud charges against Spence for his investment scheme, which allegedly suckered investors out of over $5 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) based on false or misleading statements.As Cointelegraph reported, the Department of Justice arrested Spence earlier today on charges of wire fraud and commodities fraud that have maximum....
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