Former CEO of sham crypto miner IcomTech pleads guilty of wire fraud for Ponzi scheme

PANews ｜2023-09-28 5:52

Former IcomTech head Marco Ochoa is the latest crypto fraudster to face charges, while the CFTC charged another company and its head.

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