Justice Department extradites alleged BTC mining Ponzi operator from Panama

Cointelegraph

Published Nov 30, 2020 11:48AM ET

Updated Nov 30, 2020 01:20PM ET

Per a Monday announcement, the United States Department of Justice and the Southern District of New York have extradited from Panama a leader of alleged Ponzi scheme AirBit Club.

Gutemberg Dos Santos is one of six operators of AirBit Club indicted, and the last to come into the U.S. to face trial before the SDNY. Dos Santos is a dual citizen of Brazil and the United States. Authorities initially apprehended five of the six back in August, with a sixth avoiding authorities until October.

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