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USA v. PERAIRE-BUENO
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April 15, 2025
MIT Bros. Cite DOJ Memo In Bid To Get $25M Crypto Case Axed
Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated brothers accused of stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency cited a U.S. Department of Justice memo instructing prosecutors to pull back from novel cases involving digital assets as they urged a New York federal judge to dismiss the charges.
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December 09, 2024
MIT Grads Say $25M Crypto Fraud Charges Not Rooted In Law
The two Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated brothers accused of a $25 million crypto heist have told a New York federal judge that the indictment against them is "far removed from the heartland of wire fraud" since their novel trades can't be considered misrepresentations and that they had no notice their activity would be considered unlawful.
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May 15, 2024
Brothers Stole $25M Of Crypto In 12 Seconds, Feds Say
Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated brothers were charged with orchestrating a first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency heist that allowed them to siphon virtual tokens worth around $25 million from Ethereum blockchain users within just 12 seconds, an indictment unsealed Wednesday said.