Mixer Developer Sentenced to 38 Months in Federal Prison
The court accepted a plea agreement on one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the lead developer of a now-defunct cryptocurrency mixing service to 38 months in federal prison, after he pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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