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Crypto scams: US broker faces lengthy prison sentence for $5 million extortion

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  • US broker Jeremy Spence deals with two-fold charges if found guilty.
  • More than $5 million raised from crypto scams by Jeremy Spence.

A US broker has been accused of being engaged in a progression of crypto scams adding up to $5 million. The suspect, Jeremy Spence, is probably going to face 30 years in jail if found guilty.

As per reports, he cheated more than 170 financial investors by promising incredible returns into their records; however, this prompted a Ponzi scheme in the wake of losing all the cash contributed. In a public statement, the Department of Justice expressed that the crypto scams directed by Jeremy Spence would be charged on commodities extortion and wire fraud. He additionally has two years of overseeing coin signals, managing numerous investment pools from 2017 till 2019. 

More than $5 million was raised from all crypto scams directed by Jeremy Spence 

Through overseeing coin signs and investment pools, Jeremy Spence was able to raise $5 million, and he drew in investors by deceiving them. As per the Department of Justice, he went to an online gathering in January 2018, guaranteeing that he had produced interest of up to 148 percent in the previous month. In any case, he made a significant misfortune that month. 

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A few authorities additionally went into his profile. They found that he was the genius behind the BitMex fund coin signals, a significant fund of all the crypto scams he directed. 

Suspect faces wire and commodity extortion charges from crypto scams 

Jeremy Spence deals with two-fold charges on crypto scams directed. At whatever point financial investors need proof about how their cash was being contributed, he would produce counterfeit records. This persuaded more financial investors to invest with him, feeling that he was exceptionally beneficial. 

In the wake of acquiring the trust of investors, he utilized their venture to make a Ponzi scheme, which he used to pay different financial investors. The Department of Justice added that he distributed cryptocurrencies worth about $2 million to other financial investors from recently stored funds. 

Consequently, if found guilty of these crypto scams, he would be accused of one count of commodity fraud — ten years in prison, and two counts of wire extortion — twenty years in prison.

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