CRIME & JUSTICEQUIET
22 days ago
Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. CoinDesk is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 24 Sept 2026, 11:33 UTC. The headline in use is “Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The fraudster managed to scam about 100 people across the United States, convincing them of transferring funds to him, claiming their accounts had been hacked.
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Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme
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