Jailed French Crypto ‘Fraudster’ Loses Appeal in Morocco
A French crypto “fraudster” has had his jail sentence upheld in Morocco after a court found him guilty of using Bitcoin (BTC) to buy luxury goods. Per the French media outlet BFMTV, the man’s name is Thomas Clausi (21)....
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Per the French media outlet BFMTV, the man’s name is Thomas Clausi (21).
Clausi, a native of Moselle in eastern France, was originally jailed for his crimes in 2022.
But he launched an appeal that was overturned this week by the Casablanca Court of Appeal....
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