US Charges 2 Men in $22 Million NFT Rugpull Crypto Fraud Scheme
Two Southern California men, Gabriel Hay and Gavin Mayo, face charges for allegedly defrauding investors of over $22 million in cryptocurrency through fraudulent NFT and digital asset schemes. The indictment reveals they...
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