Brazilian Man Extradited to US for 290 million Dollar Crypto Scam
2025-02-21 23:35:12
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On February 22nd, according to the official website of the Department of Justice, Brazilian man DouverT. Braga was extradited from Switzerland to the United States on suspicion of a $290 million bitcoin Ponzi scheme and appeared in Seattle Federal Court. He was charged with 12 counts of wire fraud and 1 count of conspiracy to commit fraud, which can be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison. TradeCoinClub (TCC) operated by Braga claimed to use advanced algorithms to make profits, but it was a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 82,000 bitcoins, at least 50 million of which went directly into personal accounts. The case was investigated by the FBI and IRS-CI. Braga denied the charges and the trial was scheduled for April 28, 2025.
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