Security News: New York Man Sentenced to Prison for Impersonating Crypto Influencers In Investment Scam

Source: United States Department of Justice

Baltimore, Maryland – A New York man received a federal-prison term for mimicking popular crypto influencers as he carried out a wire-fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Noman Saleem, 39, of Queens and Levittown, to 15 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, in connection with the scam.