PANews December 18 report, according to the announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut, 31-year-old DYLAN MEISSNER was sentenced to 48 months in prison for embezzling over $4.46 million from his former employer, along with two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of $4.6334 million.
MEISSNER previously served as the Vice President of Finance at a cryptocurrency research company, where he took advantage of his position to illegally transfer funds from the company's crypto wallets and bank accounts to cover significant losses in his personal investments, while using false accounts to conceal his actions. The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David E. Novick. MEISSNER is set to begin his sentence on February 21, 2025.