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South Korea’s Do Kwon pleads not guilty to US fraud charges in $55b crypto collapse

  • Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur, pleaded not guilty to U.S. criminal fraud charges on January 2 after being extradited from Montenegro this week.
  • Federal prosecutors charged Kwon with securities fraud, wire fraud, commodities fraud, and money laundering conspiracy in a nine-count indictment.
  • The indictment alleges Kwon misled investors about TerraUSD, claiming a computer algorithm restored its value while secretly manipulating its price.
  • Kwon is expected back in court on January 8, after being ordered detained by the judge.
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Do Kwon, the crypto bro behind $40B Luna/Terra collapse, finally extradited to US

Kwon pled “not guilty” before a federal judge.

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The South Korean entrepreneur Do Kwon was presented on Thursday to a federal judge in New York who served him with his indictment for fraud in the management of the Terra cryptocurrency, which collapsed in the spring.

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After the extradition of the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon to the USA, he was brought before a federal judge in New York on Thursday. The judge opened proceedings against the 33-year-old for fraud and money laundering. Kwon had been on the run from the authorities in the USA and South Korea for almost a year. If found guilty on all nine counts, he faces a sentence of up to 130 years in prison. Kwon must answer for fraudulently…

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The South Korean entrepreneur Do Kwon, extradited from Montenegro on Tuesday, was presented on Thursday to a federal judge in New York who served him with his indictment for fraud in the management of the Terra cryptocurrency, which collapsed in the spring of 2022....

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NBC New York broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
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