US Sentences Bitcoin Seller to 1 Year in Jail for Defrauding Investors

A bitcoin seller has actually been sentenced to one year and one day in jail for defrauding clients, according to a notification by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The guy took cash from clients however did not offer them with the agreed-upon bitcoin.

Fraudulent Bitcoin Seller Going to Jail

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed recently that Michael Yusko has actually been sentenced to one year and one day in jail “for defrauding clients through unlicensed bitcoin company.”

The 47-year-old homeowner of New Orleans offered bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to clients in May 2018. “Yusko would guarantee clients any quantity of bitcoin in exchange for U.S. dollars at 5 percent above market value for a 5 percent cost,” the DOJ detailed, highlighting that he stopped working to follow through on deals.

According to the Justice Department, clients consequently grumbled about their bitcoin purchases, specifying:

Yusko had actually defrauded them by not supplying them with the agreed-upon bitcoin after taking their cash.

In addition, the New Orleans homeowner did not register his business as a cash sending company with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Department of Treasury, the DOJ included, elaborating:

Yusko also advised his customers not to inform any teller that the function of their wire transfer was to purchase cryptocurrency.

Noting that the bitcoin seller had actually pleaded guilty in this case pursuant to a plea arrangement and “confessed to being accountable for $201,399.00 in losses to victims,” the DOJ concluded:

Judge Ashe sentenced Yusko to one year and one day of jail, in addition to 3 years of monitored release and a $100 obligatory unique evaluation cost. As part of his sentence, Yusko was bought to make complete restitution to victims in the quantity of $411,009.00.

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