USA v. Karony et al
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1:23-cr-00433
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January 10, 2025
SafeMoon CEO Wants 'Misleading' Reddit Post Explained
The CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency asset company SafeMoon LLC asked a Brooklyn federal judge Friday to order the government to explain whether it had a role in a social media user's "misleading" post that promised to connect SafeMoon investors with the U.S. government.
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October 15, 2024
SafeMoon Execs Can't Beat Fraud Charges Now, Feds Say
The crypto executives behind the alleged SafeMoon fraud can't claim their conduct was beyond the reach of U.S. courts at this stage of litigation, federal prosecutors said in a brief that pushed back on the executives' bid to dismiss the indictment.
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February 09, 2024
SafeMoon CEO Finally Gets Bail In $300M Crypto Fraud Case
A New York federal judge on Friday agreed to let the CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency asset company SafeMoon out on bail, after a monthslong, multijurisdictional tug of war over fears he would flee rather than face trial over accusations that he bilked investors out of $300 million.
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January 02, 2024
SafeMoon CEO Appears In NY, Denies Crypto Fraud Charges
The CEO of crypto outfit SafeMoon on Tuesday made his first appearance in New York federal court and pled not guilty to charges accusing him and others of conning token investors out of more than $300 million by lying about the status of their funds.
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November 13, 2023
SafeMoon Founder To Remain Jailed And Transferred To NY
The indicted founder of crypto project SafeMoon will remain jailed after a New York federal judge on Monday both reversed a Utah magistrate judge's decision to grant bail and ordered the founder to be transferred to the New York district where his criminal trial will play out.
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November 09, 2023
SafeMoon Founder's Release Paused After Feds' Challenge
The release of the CEO of crypto asset company SafeMoon accused of misappropriating customer funds is on hold after federal prosecutors challenged a Utah magistrate judge's release order in the Eastern District of New York, doubling down on arguments that he should be permanently detained as he faces the charges.
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November 08, 2023
SafeMoon Founder Granted Bail Despite Gov't Protest
A Utah judge released the CEO of crypto project SafeMoon on $500,000 bond despite a request from federal prosecutors that he be held without bail while facing charges that he stole tens of millions in customer funds alongside co-conspirators, a lawyer for the charged executive said.
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November 03, 2023
Crypto Coder Denies SafeMoon Fraud As Feds Eye Plea Talks
A cryptocurrency developer from New Hampshire pled not guilty in Brooklyn federal court Friday to charges that he and two other men pilfered millions of dollars from investors who backed a digital asset called SafeMoon, as prosecutors floated plea talks.
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November 01, 2023
SafeMoon Founders Charged With Massive Crypto Fraud
Federal prosecutors have brought conspiracy charges against executives of the crypto asset company SafeMoon for allegedly lying to investors about the status of their funds and misappropriating millions of dollars in crypto for personal use.