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On Tuesday, the former CEO of Binance ... to three years like the DoJ hopes, but if prior crypto-related criminal sentence is any indication, there is no usual sentencing pattern to go by.
Binance founder and former chief executive Changpeng ... April 30 after he and Binance settled charges with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in November 2023. Despite Zhao waiving the right ...
Mr. Zhao faces up to 18 months in prison under federal sentencing ... exchange, Binance, and from its founder and C.E.O., Changpeng Zhao, also known as C.Z. The Justice Department is requiring ...
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao was ... In a court filing earlier this month, Justice Department lawyers recommended a three-year prison sentence for Zhao, arguing this would hold ...
U.S. prosecutors are looking to imprison Changpeng Zhao for 36 months after the exchange founder ... of Justice, Zhao will pay another $50 million fine in addition to his stepping down as Binance ...
A federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday that the founder ... sentencing after pleading guilty to money laundering charges, must remain in the country. The order came after the Justice ...
The criminal sentencing ... history,” according to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. Last November a New York jury found Bankman-Fried guilty on all seven criminal charges brought against him by ...
Zhao was originally set to be sentenced on Feb. 23 after his guilty plea The Binance ... sentencing, but Washington District Judge Richard Jones said the court agrees with the Department of ...
The DOJ said in a brief on Friday that while it recommended Zhao remain free before sentencing ... that allow for the Binance founder to leave the U.S. On Wednesday, the Justice Department ...
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, must remain in ... to 18 months in prison under federal sentencing guidelines, Justice Department officials have said ...
Binance Holdings Ltd. founder Changpeng Zhao’s sentencing for failing to implement anti-money laundering policies was delayed to April from Feb. 23. US District Judge Richard Jones in Seattle on ...
SEATTLE — Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the founder ... Department of Justice's arguments for a years-long sentence. "There's no evidence that the defendant was ever informed" of illegal activity at ...