Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> on Friday commuted the sentence & probation of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CarlosWatson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarlosWatson</span></a>, a co-founder of the now-defunct <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> company Ozy Media, on the day he was set to surrender to prison.</p><p>Watson was sentenced in Dec to almost 10yrs in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IdentityTheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityTheft</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SecuritiesFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecuritiesFraud</span></a>, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WireFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WireFraud</span></a>. </p><p>Watson & Ozy were also ordered to pay $96M in restitution & forfeiture. As part of Trump’s commutation, they will no longer have to pay.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>felon47</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/trump-commutes-sentences-of-ozy-media-founder-carlos-watson-and-company.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/03/28/trump-comm</span><span class="invisible">utes-sentences-of-ozy-media-founder-carlos-watson-and-company.html</span></a></p>
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#Wirefraud
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Nonilex<p>Kevin Driscoll, a dpty asst AG in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> division, also resigned…. A longtime career ofcl, Driscoll’s portfolio included the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicIntegrity</span></a> Section, which is responsible for investigations related to elected ofcls. John D. Keller—acting chief of the public integrity section—resigned as well….<br>
<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EricAdams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EricAdams</span></a> was charged w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WireFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WireFraud</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a> & seeking illegal campaign <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/donations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donations</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EmilBove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmilBove</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Felon47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Felon47</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Greece woman sentenced to prison after fraud scheme <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/714998/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/714998/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewsHeadlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsHeadlines</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rochester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rochester</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WireFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WireFraud</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wroc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wroc</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pubeurope.com/@europesays" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>europesays</span></a></span> congratulations...</p><p>In the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> it's called <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WireFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WireFraud</span></a> and in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BaFin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BaFin</span></a></span> would call that <em>"Illegal Banking without a license!"</em>...</p><ul><li>It's NOT <em>his</em> money FFS, but rather the money people entrusted him assuming his business is legit.</li></ul>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> Firm Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to $9M <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WireFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WireFraud</span></a> Scheme</p><p><a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/crypto-firm-co-founder-pleads-guilty-to-9m-wire-fraud-scheme/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptonews.com/news/crypto-fir</span><span class="invisible">m-co-founder-pleads-guilty-to-9m-wire-fraud-scheme/</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p>Defiant former cop and current <a href="https://c.im/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mayor</span></a> Eric Adams charged with <a href="https://c.im/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bribery</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/WireFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WireFraud</span></a> and seeking <a href="https://c.im/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>illegal</span></a> campaign contributions according to unsealed federal <a href="https://c.im/tags/indictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>indictment</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://wapo.st/3ZBy5f9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/3ZBy5f9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SharedLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SharedLink</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PoliticalCorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PoliticalCorruption</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/CryptoBro" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CryptoBro</span></a> Woes : 46 yr old <a href="https://c.im/tags/OneCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OneCoin</span></a> founder gets 20 yrs for <a href="https://c.im/tags/WireFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WireFraud</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MoneyLaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MoneyLaundering</span></a> and ordered to pay back $300m ... according to <a href="https://c.im/tags/SDNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SDNY</span></a> prosecutors he took part in scheme with so-called <a href="https://c.im/tags/CryptoQueen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CryptoQueen</span></a> who remains a <a href="https://c.im/tags/fugitive" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fugitive</span></a> from justice and on FBI’s <a href="https://c.im/tags/TopTen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TopTen</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MostWanted" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MostWanted</span></a> List<br /> <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/250564/one-coin-co-founder-sentenced-to-20-years-and-fined-300-million" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theblock.co/post/250564/one-co</span><span class="invisible">in-co-founder-sentenced-to-20-years-and-fined-300-million</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p>Still denying committing any <a href="https://c.im/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>illegal</span></a> acts ex <a href="https://c.im/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>California</span></a> state legislator, LA city <a href="https://c.im/tags/councilman" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>councilman</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> county supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas ordered to report to <a href="https://c.im/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>prison</span></a> on Nov. 13 to serve 3 years behind bars and another 3 years <a href="https://c.im/tags/SupervisedRelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SupervisedRelease</span></a> on public <a href="https://c.im/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>corruption</span></a> conviction for bribery, <a href="https://c.im/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>conspiracy</span></a>, mail and <a href="https://c.im/tags/wirefraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wirefraud</span></a> charges.<br /> <br />Political rival <a href="https://c.im/tags/BernardParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BernardParks</span></a>, a retired <a href="https://c.im/tags/LAPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LAPD</span></a> chief and ex-councilman -- who lost to Ridley-Thomas in a 2008 race for LA supervisor criticized sentence as "too lenient.''</p><p><a href="https://abc7.com/mark-ridley-thomas-sentencing-corruption-case-los-angeles-city-council/13710931/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abc7.com/mark-ridley-thomas-se</span><span class="invisible">ntencing-corruption-case-los-angeles-city-council/13710931/</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p>GOP Congressturd Matt Gaetz' Corrupt Florida Wingman Joel Greenberg sentenced to 11 years <a href="https://c.im/tags/FederalPrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FederalPrison</span></a> for multiple charges including <a href="https://c.im/tags/wirefraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wirefraud</span></a>, sex trafficking minor etc.</p><p>Greenberg's attorney disappointed that after fully cooperating for years with DOJ before sentencing, no else has been charged in related matters. </p><p>Prosecutor's involved recommended Gaetz be charged back in Sept, but senior officials within Merrick Garland's <a href="https://c.im/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DOJ</span></a> have thus far been silent on a potential political hot potato prosecution as <a href="https://c.im/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GOP</span></a> take over House of Rep's with Gaetz on Judiciary Committee. </p><p> <a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/12/01/gaetz-associate-greenberg-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eastbaytimes.com/2022/12/01/ga</span><span class="invisible">etz-associate-greenberg-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison/</span></a></p>
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