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CFTC Secures $30 Million Judgment Tied to Alleged Crypto Scam

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A federal judge in Florida ordered two individuals to pay $30 million in restitution and penalties. The judgment follows a CFTC case involving a cryptocurrency and precious metals scam that defrauded over 9,000 people.

A federal judge in Florida ordered two individuals to pay more than $30 million in restitution and penalties for allegedly defrauding more than 9,000 people in a scam involving crytocurrencies and precious metals, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission said in a statement Wednesdsay.

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