Russian woman sentenced to 7 years in prison for defrauding $23 million in bitcoin
2025-06-27 12:18:39
A Russian woman who claimed to be a cryptocurrency expert has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a Moscow court for planning and running a Ponzi scheme to defraud investors of $23 million (2.20 billion rubles) worth of bitcoin in 60 days in 2023. The woman, Valeria Fedyakina from Simferopol, posed as "Bitmama" as a legitimate cryptocurrency trader with offices around the world, promising clients that they could use cryptocurrencies to move funds overseas to bypass Western sanctions.
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