Former Minnesota Vikings Co-Owner Convicted in $700 Million Cryptocurrency Scam
The Manhattan federal court has convicted the former co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, Reginald Fowler, for a $700 million crypto scam. Washington Post reported that Fowler, aged 64, defrauded the Alliance of American F...
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Washington Post reported that Fowler, aged 64, defrauded the Alliance of American Football (AAF), a now-shut-down professional football league, in a fraudulent crypto investment.
The sentence announced by the US Attorney’s Office in New York noted that the Arizona-based businessman would serve a 75-month jail term. ...
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