Прокуроры США обжалуют мягкий приговор основателям HashFlare за схему Понци на $577 млн

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Прокуроры США обжалуют приговор основателям HashFlare Сергею Потапенко (Sergei Potapenko) и Ивану Турыгину (Ivan Turõgin), которые получили лишь зачет предварительного заключения за организацию схемы Понци на $577 млн. Правительство требовало для них 10 лет тюрьмы.

26 августа представители обвинения уведомили федеральный суд Сиэтла об апелляции в Девятый окружной суд. Приговор вынес судья Роберт Ласник (Robert Lasnik) 12 августа — зачет предварительного заключения, штраф $25 000 и 360 часов общественных работ под надзором, которые предстоит отбывать в Эстонии.

Потапенко и Турыгин провели в заключении 16 месяцев на родине после ареста в октябре 2022 года. В мае 2024 года их экстрадировали в США, где они признали вину в сговоре с целью мошенничества.

$577 млн через фиктивные показатели майнинга

С 2015 по 2019 год продажи HashFlare превысили $577 млн. Основатели сервиса для майнинга криптовалют создавали поддельные панели управления, которые показывали ложные данные о майнинговых мощностях компании и доходности инвестиций.

Старых участников платформы выплачивали за счет средств новых клиентов — классическая схема Понци. Обвинение утверждало, что HashFlare нанесла серьезный ущерб жертвам и стала самым крупным мошенничеством в истории этого суда.

Защитники Потапенко и Турыгина возражали: несмотря на завышенные данные о майнинговых мощностях, клиенты HashFlare в итоге получили криптовалюту на сумму, превышающую их первоначальные вложения. Это произошло благодаря росту цен на криптовалютном рынке после закрытия схемы.

Адвокаты также заявили, что пострадавшие получат полную компенсацию из конфискованных активов стоимостью свыше $400 млн, которые были изъяты в рамках сделки о признании вины в феврале. Однако прокуроры называют эти данные сфабрикованными, а аргументы — неточными.

Апелляция по делу HashFlare демонстрирует попытки властей ужесточить наказания за крупномасштабные криптовалютные мошенничества. Исход рассмотрения в Девятом окружном суде может повлиять на будущие приговоры в аналогичных делах и общий подход к борьбе с преступлениями в сфере цифровых активов.

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