“The sentence issued today ensures that the defendant faces consequences for a blatant and ongoing social engineering scheme that resulted in the digital theft from nearly 100 victims,” stated Eric Gonzalez, the District Attorney of Brooklyn.
A resident of Brooklyn has been sentenced to four to twelve years behind bars for allegedly stealing close to $16 million in cryptocurrency from users of Coinbase throughout the United States. Authorities assert that Ronald Spektor, a 23-year-old from Sheepshead Bay, targeted approximately 100 Coinbase users while using the online alias @lolimfeelingevil. Coinbase serves as a platform for buying, selling, and storing digital currencies. Read more about this on News 12 Brooklyn.