Former CEO BITMEX Arthur Hais asks the court to mitigate the punishment – Bits Media

Former General Director of BITMEX Arthur Hais filed a petition for the application of punishment in the form of a trial period, without detention or house arrest.

According to Bloomberg, Lawyers of Arthur Hais (Arthur Hayes) fed to the federal judge Manhattan about the use of indulgence measures to their client, providing for the application of punishment in the form of a trial period, Without home arrest or detention.

As a justification, lawyers indicate Hase signing an agreement on guilty, which automatically entails a reduction in the prison term from 6 to 12 months. Lawyers also draw the attention of a federal judge, that Heis is repented and can hardly be a recidivist.

Recall, that the co -founders of Bitmex Arthur Hayes, Benjamin business (Benjamin work) And Samuel Reed (Samuel Reed) were accused by the US commercial trade in the USA (CFTC) in non -compliance with measures to counteract money laundering (AML), violation of the customer identification procedure (KYC), illegal activities in the United States and intentional violation of the law on banking secrets.

After the lawsuit, the Sobelers left their posts in BitMex, And the exchange paid CFTC and the network to combat financial crimes (FinCEN) compensation in the amount of about $100 million. In addition, Socialist Republics found themselves guilty for the charges against them and agreed to pay a fine in the amount $10 Each one.