US prosecutors recommend 2 years for SEC hacker

Defense Seeks Lighter Sentence For SEC X Account Hacker - FinanceFeeds

Lawyers for Eric Council Jr., the man who admitted to helping hijack the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s official X account to post a fake Bitcoin ETF approval message, asked a federal judge to sentence him to just over a year in prison — half the time prosecutors are seeking. In a court filing on Monday, Council’s legal team requested a sentence of one year and one day, arguing that the punishment would reflect the seriousness of the …

US Pursues 2-Year Prison Term For Hacker Behind Fake Bitcoin ETF Tweet

U.S. prosecutors are pushing for a two-year prison sentence for the individual responsible for hacking into the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s

U.S. Prosecutors Recommend 2-Year Sentence for SEC X Hacker - Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Tabloid

Eric Council Jr. pleads guilty to SEC X account hack, prosecutors suggest 2-year sentence. The post U.S. Prosecutors Recommend 2-Year Sentence for SEC X Hacker appeared first on Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Tabloid.

NEWS: Man jailed for two years in Ireland after laundering €80k worth of crypto - AML Intelligence

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SEC Hack: Severe Sentence Sought for Fake Bitcoin ETF Announcement

The post SEC Hack: Severe Sentence Sought for Fake Bitcoin ETF Announcement appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Remember that chaotic moment in January 2024 when the crypto world went wild over a sudden announcement about Bitcoin ETFs? Well, it turns out that wasn’t the SEC speaking, at least not initially. It was a hack, and now the person responsible is facing serious consequences. U.S. prosecutors are pushing for a two-year prison sentence f…

Two-Year Prison Term Recommended for SEC X Account Hacker

Eric Council Jr. faces 2 years in prison for hacking the SEC’s X account to post fake Bitcoin ETF news, causing significant market disruption.