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Financial Crime Weekly: Man Pleads Guilty To Hacking SEC Social Media Account, Two Plead Guilty In $577 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday announced that Eric Council pleaded guilty to conspiracy to ... Council is accused ...
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Man pleads guilty to role in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike
An Alabama man admitted ... 2024 hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account designed to manipulate the price of bitcoin. Eric Council Jr., 25, pleaded guilty to an ...
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Second man pleads guilty to bank fraud charge after using social media to find recruits
(KCTV) - A 22-year-old man ... on social media to willingly give them their debit cards and PIN numbers. The suspects would then deposit fraudulent checks into the recruits’ accounts before ...
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Alabama man arrested in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike
WASHINGTON — An Alabama man was arrested Thursday for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to ...