【U.S. Judge Rejects Former Celsius CEO's Request to Dismiss Fraud and Manipulation Charges】Golden Finance reports that Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of the crypto platform Celsius, is facing criminal charges in the U.S., and his legal representatives have failed to dismiss two charges related to commodity fraud and manipulation of the Celsius (CEL) token price. Judge John Koeltl has submitted a document to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, ruling that the arguments presented by Mashinsky's legal team to dismiss the charges are 'either meaningless or baseless.' The judge denied the motion to dismiss the two charges, leaving seven counts in the indictment, and Alex Mashinsky's trial is scheduled to begin in January 2025.