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Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in FTX Collapse

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Ridgewood Nj, in a major development following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, was sentenced to two years in federal prison on charges related to her involvement in the multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme. Ellison was also ordered to forfeit $11 billion for her role in defrauding investors and misusing FTX customer funds. The sentencing, which took place in New York yesterday, was more severe than what prosecutors had initially sought.

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Crypto Scamster Sam Bankman-Fried Gets 25-year Prison Sentence

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Ridgewood NJ, former cryptocurrency magnate, scamster and poster child for digital assets Sam Bankman-Fried received a 25-year prison sentence for his involvement in the collapse of the now-defunct trading platform FTX. The 32-year-old MIT graduate, convicted in November on seven counts of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering, faced a potential maximum sentence of 110 years.

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