Appellate Court Affirms Freeman's Conviction, Sentence in Bitcoin Money-Laundering Scheme
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Appellate court affirms Freeman's conviction, sentence in Bitcoin money-laundering scheme
An appellate court has affirmed Ian Freeman's federal conviction and jail sentence for conspiring to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business with bitcoin ATMs.
Criminal – Bitcoin – Money transmitting business – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
Where a defendant was convicted of operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business, that conviction should be affirmed despite the defendant’s assertion that the “major questions doctrine” requires the relevant statutes to be interpreted as not permitting agency regulation of virtual currencies like bitcoin.
Criminal – Bitcoin – Money transmitting business
Where a defendant was convicted of operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business, that conviction should be affirmed despite the defendant’s assertion that the “major questions doctrine” requires the relevant statutes to be interpreted as not permitting agency regulation of virtual currencies like bitcoin.
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