Operator Of Bitcoin Investment Platform Charged With Perjury And Obstruction Of Justice

Feb 21, 2018 · Sourced to the U.S. Department of Justice

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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced that JON E.

District

Northern Texas

Announced

Feb 21, 2018

Status

Charged

Defendants

Jon E. Montroll — age 37 · Saginaw, Texas · charged

Charges

Perjury
Max: 5 years in prisonJon E. Montroll· charged
Perjury
Max: 5 years in prisonJon E. Montroll· charged
Obstruction of Justice
Max: 20 years in prisonJon E. Montroll· charged

From the announcement

“the collective pool of funds held for users on BitFunder. The collective pool of BTC held for users on BitFunder – users who transfer bitcoins to BitFunder, this is the total amount that's being held by BitFunder of those users.”

— Jon E. Montroll, Operator of BitFunder and WeExchange, BitFunder.com / WeExchange Australia, Pty. Ltd.

Investigating agencies

United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New YorkFederal Bureau of InvestigationSecurities and Exchange Commission

Case details

Prosecuting office: Southern District of New York
Judge: Jeffrey L. Cureton, U.S. Magistrate Judge
Assets: BTC

Cryptocurrency / BitcoinCybersecurity / HackingFabrication Of EvidenceInvestor Harm / Loss Of Customer FundsObstruction Of JusticePerjurySecurities Fraud / Sec Investigation

Primary source

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