Swedish citizen sentenced to 15 years in prison for cryptocurrency fraud on $16 million – Bits Media

The US court sentenced Roger Niels-Jonas Karlsson to 15 years in prison, confiscations $16 million and property in Thailand in a cryptocurrency fraud case.

Swedish citizen Roger Niels-Jonas Karlsson (Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson), who cheated more 3 500 victims and lured from them $16 million in BTC and other assets with 2011 by 2019 year, was sentenced to 15 years of prison for securities fraud, Electronic means fraud and money laundering.

According to the statement
US Department of Justice, Carlsson will also be confiscated Thai resort, which he bought for stolen money, and $16.2 Milln as a payment to the victims of its actions. IN 2019 he was arrested in Thailand year, Where s 2011 years managed the investment fraudulent scheme Eastern Metal Securities. In November 2019 the suspect was extradited
in the USA.

Karlsson promised his victims “astronomical profit” for their investments in BTC and other assets. However, the fraudster spent investors' money on the purchase of expensive real estate and a racehorse. United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last September
The Carlson's Court of New York, And in March of this year, he pleaded guilty.

The investigation of the case of criminal investigations of the US Tax Service (IRS), The office of the legal attache of the FBI in Thailand, Attache of the IRS criminal investigation department in Hong Kong and the unit of the fight against crime of the Royal Thai Police.