Bitcoin escrow firm owner charged over $7M cryptocurrency fraud

Bitcoin escrow firm owner charged over $7M cryptocurrency fraud
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2019-10-1 16:49

The director of Bitcoin escrow service Volantis Market is facing several years in prison if found guilty of cryptocurrency-related fraud. According to the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York, Jon Barry Thompson took more than $7 million from two victim companies after making false claims in connection with Bitcoin transactions.

“As alleged, Jon Barry Thompson repeatedly lied to investors in cryptocurrencies about the safety of their investments made through his companies. As a result of Thompson’s lies, investors lost millions of dollars,” Manhattan US Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said. Thompson used promotional materials to claim that Volantis…

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