According to Bitcoinnews, Mary Rowland, a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois, has ruled that Oregon resident Sam Ikkurty and his multiple entities were fined $209.61 million for the cryptocurrency and carbon investment Ponzi scheme. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Ikkurty was required to pay $83.7 million in compensation, $36.9 million in illegal profit return, and $110.9 million in civil penalties. In addition, he was fined $14 million for illegally transferring and taking over assets. CFTC Enforcement Director Ian McGinley said the CFTC has recovered $18 million in stolen digital assets and will return them to defrauded investors.