Deep Tide TechFlow News, February 14 — According to Decrypt, 24-year-old Connecticut man Elmin Redzepagic faces up to 375 years in prison for allegedly embezzling nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency investor funds to gamble on the Stake platform. Prosecutors accuse him of impersonating a cryptocurrency investment expert working under the name “The Chef,” promising clients high returns, but in reality using the funds for gambling. Last month, a federal grand jury indicted him on 21 charges, including 7 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of international money laundering, and 3 counts of making false statements to IRS criminal investigators. This Thursday, Redzepagic pleaded not guilty to all charges and was released on a $500,000 bond.
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Connecticut Man Faces 375 Years in Prison for Embezzling Cryptocurrency Investor Funds to Gamble
Deep Tide TechFlow News, February 14 — According to Decrypt, 24-year-old Connecticut man Elmin Redzepagic faces up to 375 years in prison for allegedly embezzling nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency investor funds to gamble on the Stake platform. Prosecutors accuse him of impersonating a cryptocurrency investment expert working under the name “The Chef,” promising clients high returns, but in reality using the funds for gambling. Last month, a federal grand jury indicted him on 21 charges, including 7 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of international money laundering, and 3 counts of making false statements to IRS criminal investigators. This Thursday, Redzepagic pleaded not guilty to all charges and was released on a $500,000 bond.