On April 12, 2022; Virgil Griffith, a former developer at the Ethereum Foundation, was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison on the charge of conspiracy, after traveling to Pyongyang in 2019, in vi...
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Former Ethereum Developer Sentenced to Over Five Years for Helping North Korea Evade Sanctions
Alex Dovbnya Virgil Griffith, who assisted North Korea in evading U.S. sanctions, has been sentenced to over five years behind bars Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith, who has admitted to aidin...
Ethereum dev Virgil Griffith sentenced to 63 months for North Korean crypto expedition
A Manhattan judge has sentenced Virgil Griffith to 63 months in jail for a 2019 presentation he gave at the Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference. Judge Kevin Castel of the Southern Dist...
Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in US Prison for Violating North Korean Sanctions – Regulation Bitcoin News
An Ethereum developer, Virgil Griffith, has been sentenced to five years and three months in U.S. prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge brought on by speaking at a crypto conference in North Kore...
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for North Korea Trip
Klein also informed Judge Castel of a recent psychological assessment of Griffith, done in prison, which apparently found him to be suffering from two personality disorders, Narcissistic Personality D...
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Sentenced Today
Throughout the proceedings, Griffith has had fair support from his family, friends, and colleagues including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith is set to be...
Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison
Key Takeaways Ex-Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith was sentenced to between 63 and 78 months in prison today. In 2019, Griffith was charged with conspiring to violate the U.S. Internation...
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Sentenced in New York Court Tuesday
Though the potential sentence is a hefty one, it is a fraction of the maximum sentence of 20 years Griffith could have faced if he chose to take his chances with a jury trial. Griffith’s lawyers have ...
Darknet dealer sentenced to 8 years prison, forfeits $2.3m in Bitcoin
Bitcoin worth $2.3m has been forfeited by darknet dealer Binh Thanh Le He lives in Brockton, Massachusetts, and started the EastSideHIgh darknet market The sentence was a clear message to all the dea...
Three people sentenced to prison for involvement in unlicensed bitcoin exchange
Three people associated with a now-closed company called The Geek Group were sentenced to prison after authorities discovered they traded bitcoins and laundered money via an unlicensed money transmitt...
Founder of nationwide tax-prep firm sentenced to prison for skimming $70 million in exorbitant fees over a 5-year period
Talk about a tax burden. The founder of a nationwide tax preparation chain has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for running a tax refund advance scheme that fleeced customers with $70 mill...
Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Sentenced To Life In Prison
Topline A Georgia judge on Friday sentenced three white men to life in prison for murdering Ahmaud Arbery, after their vigilante-style killing of the unarmed Black man in 2020 prompted national outrag...