Crypto Scam Promoter Pleads Guilty, Faces Up to 20 Years in US Prison
Juan Tacuri, a major promoter of the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Forcount, later renamed Weltsys, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Southern District of New York. The scheme primarily targeted...
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