CEO of Crypto Lender Delio Gets 15 Years Over $49M Fraud
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The CEO of Crypto Lender Delio is sentenced to 15 years in prison for orchestrating a $49 million fraud scheme. A critical server search mishap severely limited prosecutors' evidence, reducing the number of alleged victims from 2,800 to approximately 1,100. This conviction highlights the ongoing struggle to prosecute crypto-related crimes effectively.
A botched search of the platform's server host cost prosecutors the bulk of their case, cutting it from 2,800 alleged victims to about 1,100.