堪萨斯银行前首席执行官因4700万美元的加密货币欺诈被判处24年以上监禁

币界网Publicado a 2024-08-25Actualizado a 2024-08-25

币界网报道:

堪萨斯州一名前银行高管因在导致Heartland三州银行(HTSB)倒闭的加密货币欺诈计划中挪用4710万美元而被判处293个月的联邦监禁。

53岁的Shan Hanes是HTSB的前首席执行官,他对一名银行职员挪用公款的指控表示认罪。

4700万美元的加密货币欺诈

法庭文件显示,Hanes在2023年5月至7月期间执行了11次未经授权的电汇,将该银行4710万美元的资金转入加密货币钱包,作为“杀猪”计划的一部分,该计划诱使毫无戒心的投资者进行欺诈性的数字资产投资。

特别代理主管Justin R.Bundy宣布Hanes因参与4710万美元的挪用公款骗局而被判刑,该骗局最终导致Heartland三州银行破产。

当时为HTSB提供保险的联邦存款保险公司(FDIC)承担了损失,而由于该机构在欺诈的重压下倒闭,该银行的投资者遭受了900万美元的损失。

FDIC证实,欺诈性转账是向身份不明的第三方控制的多个加密货币账户进行的,导致该银行无法收回资金。

一名联邦法官下令,在未来90天内,在单独的听证会上确定受害者的赔偿。

官员们谴责前银行首席执行官在银行倒闭中的作用

美国检察官Kate E.Brubacher谴责Hanes的贪婪,称“他违反了自己的职业义务、个人关系和联邦法律。Shan Hanes不仅背叛了Heartland Bank及其投资者,他的非法计划也损害了人们对金融机构的信心。”

联邦调查局特别代理主管Stephen Cyrus以类似的语气强调,被埃尔克哈特社区信任的Hanes利用自己的职位通过一场骗局谋取私利,导致该银行倒闭。他补充说,Hanes的责任是保护银行及其客户,而不是参与欺诈。

FHFA-OIG中部地区负责人Korey Brinkman指出,Hanes的行为严重违反了信任,给银行客户造成了重大损失,并导致其倒闭。

另一名特工Jon Ellwinger补充说,这一判决发出了一个强烈的信息,即那些损害社区银行稳定的高管将面临正义。

他对与联邦执法部门的合作导致这一结果表示自豪,并感谢美国检察官办公室确保Hanes对其罪行负责。

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