A US federal court has sentenced a fugitive to 20 years in prison for his role in a $73 million global crypto fraud scheme.

The sentence was handed down in absentia after prosecutors said the defendant cut off an ankle monitor and fled supervision.

A federal court has sentenced a crypto scam kingpin for his central role in a pig butchering scam that defrauded victims of $73 million.

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Each day, cryptocurrency investments continue to garner mainstream attention and attract new investors; however, it has become increasingly troublesome to keep these digital assets safe. In Washington ...

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