Founder of defunct bitcoin exchange has a trail of lawsuits, judgments and at least one unpaid lawyer
Even before being hit with a federal securities fraud lawsuit by the SEC and independent perjury charges by the Justice Department last month, the founder of a now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange had left a trail of lawsuits, legal judgments and a lawyer who says she never got paid by him.
Jon Montroll, 37, was accused on Feb. 21 in a civil complaint by the Securities and Exchange Commission of running his cryptocurrency site BitFunder as an "unregistered securities exchange" and of defrauding users.
Montroll also was arrested on separate charges of perjury and obstruction of justice lodged by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York on Feb. 21. The prosecutor said Montroll gave false testimony and false documentation during the SEC investigation into BitFunder.
Source :- abcnews
Jon Montroll, 37, was accused on Feb. 21 in a civil complaint by the Securities and Exchange Commission of running his cryptocurrency site BitFunder as an "unregistered securities exchange" and of defrauding users.
Montroll also was arrested on separate charges of perjury and obstruction of justice lodged by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York on Feb. 21. The prosecutor said Montroll gave false testimony and false documentation during the SEC investigation into BitFunder.
Source :- abcnews
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