The man pleaded guilty in February, admitting he carried out the fraud when he owned and controlled two Manhattan-based cryptocurrency investment funds
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Department of Justice Arraigns Serbian National For $7M Crypto Fraud
Last Updated: 25 February 2021
US regulators are cracking down on crypto-related crimes. The 2019 crime surge in the nascent industry has made global regulators renew efforts to suppress a fast-growing societal menace. The latest example of government intervention is that of defunct Start Options.
Two Crypto Fraudulent Schemes
On Tuesday, a 45-year-old Serbian national Kristijan Krstic was arraigned for defrauding US investors of $7 million through two online investment platforms he floated.
In a statement released by the Department of Justice (DoJ), the accused was found guilty of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Stefan Qin, 24, allegedly drained the $90 million fund for ‘indulgences and speculative personal investments.’
A 24-year-old Australian cryptocurrency hedge fund founder accused of stealing nearly all of the $90 million in assets held by one his funds to spend on “indulgences and speculative personal investments” has pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud.
Stefan Qin, founder of New York-based cryptocurrency hedge funds the Virgil Sigma Fund and the VQR Multistrategy Fund, allegedly stole investor money from Virgil Sigma for years and then tried to steal investor money from the VQR Multistrategy to pay back Virgil Sigma investors, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.