5 CRYPTO CRIMINALS SERVING THE LONGEST PRISON SENTENCES!
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Here are 5 crypto criminals serving notable prison sentences:
Sam Bankman-Fried: 25 years in prison for wire fraud, conspiracy, securities fraud, commodities fraud, and money laundering related to the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX.
Heath Tarbert: 12 years in prison for running a $25 million Ponzi scheme involving cryptocurrency investments.
Ross Ulbricht: Double life sentence plus 40 years in prison for creating and operating the Silk Road darknet marketplace, which facilitated the sale of illicit goods, including narcotics, in exchange for cryptocurrency.
Alexander Vinnik: 5 years in prison for operating the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange, BTC-e, which was allegedly involved in laundering billions of dollars in cryptocurrency.
Arthur Hayes: 2 years in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for violating the Bank Secrecy Act and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business through his cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, BitMEX.
Please note that the availability and accuracy of information on crypto criminals can be limited, and this list might not be exhaustive.