Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme
CoinDesk· Olivier Acuna· Sep 24, 2026 · 11:33 AM
The fraudster managed to scam about 100 people across the United States, convincing them of transferring funds to him, claiming their accounts had been hacked.
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