TechFlow reports that today, Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, and Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New York, announced charges against Anton Peraire-Bueno and James Peraire-Bueno for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The charges stem from allegations that the defendants exploited the integrity of the Ethereum blockchain in a novel manner to fraudulently obtain approximately $25 million worth of cryptocurrency—within just about 12 seconds. Anton Peraire-Bueno and James Peraire-Bueno were arrested yesterday in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York, respectively.
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