A Montana man has been convicted of a conspiracy of over $ 2.4 million through cryptocurrency, announcement on Thursday by the US Attorney Office for the eastern district of Texas.
Randel V. Rules, 73, East Kalispel, Montana, was convicted On February 26, US District Judge Jeremy D.K. In all cases after a three -day test before Karnodal.
He was in the federal prosecution of 2022, Gregory C. East of South Carolina. Nysewander was charged.
Romance, real estate and email fraud
The prosecutors said that the rules and NYSEWANDER helped to change the money from scams-in which romance fraud, commercial email agreement, and real estate scam-cryptocurrency, which were then transferred to accounts controlled by foreign and domestic co-conscious.
The romance scam involves befriending victims with fraudsters on the pretext of a possible love interest. They pretend to have a personal relationship to gain confidence of scammers and then financially exploit them.
Scammers also use fake websites to provide personal information or cheat victims in sending money. Many of these sites mimic valid companies, but there is a slight difference in their URL.
To avoid detection, the rules and NYSEWANDER incorrectly presented the details of the transaction and misled financial institutions and Cryptocurrency exchanges.
“We aggressively chases cases against scammers and against those who offer their crime by robbing criminal income,” said acting American Attorney Abe McGlothin, Junior.
The US Secret Service, which investigated the case, credited the prosecution team to protect the country’s financial system.
The rule for each money laundering charge faces up to five years for a conspiracy to violate 20 years of jail and the Bank Secondary Act. After investigation, the date of their sentence will be fixed.
