加利福尼亞男子冒充“比特幣億萬富翁”來騙局，使寬大處理大膽地懇求

30歲的凱文·邁克爾·塞加爾（Kevin Michael Segal）要求提頓縣法官梅利莎·歐文斯（Melissa Owens）減少保釋金。據《加州州日報》報導，他聲稱他需要被釋放以保護自己的家人和財產免受洛杉磯野火的侵害。

A California man accused of posing as a "Bitcoin billionaire" to scam nearly £170,732 ($212,000) from luxury resorts and small businesses in Wyoming has made a bold plea for leniency.

一名加利福尼亞州男子被指控冒充“比特幣億萬富翁”，從懷俄明州的豪華度假勝地和小型企業中騙了近170,732英鎊（212,000美元），這對寬大處理提出了大膽的懇求。

Kevin Michael Segal, 30, requested that Teton County Judge Melissa Owens reduce his bail. According to the California State Daily, he claimed he needed to be released from jail to protect his family and belongings from the Los Angeles wildfires.

30歲的凱文·邁克爾·塞加爾（Kevin Michael Segal）要求提頓縣法官梅利莎·歐文斯（Melissa Owens）減少保釋金。據《加州州日報》報導，他聲稱他需要被釋放以保護自己的家人和財產免受洛杉磯野火的侵害。

However, Teton County Deputy Attorney Andrew Hardenbrook disagreed. He pointed out that if Segal truly had £1.61 ($2) billion in assets, as he claimed, a £40,267.00 ($50,000) bail shouldn't be a problem.

但是，提頓縣副律師安德魯·哈登布魯克（Andrew Hardenbrook）不同意。他指出，如果Segal確實擁有1.61英鎊（20億美元）的資產，正如他所聲稱的那樣，40,267.00英鎊（50,000美元）的保釋金應該不是問題。

Hardenbrook also emphasised that Segal has no connection to Teton County, Wyoming. Furthermore, he faces over a dozen felony charges and three misdemeanours, all of which Segal denies.

哈登布魯克還強調，西加爾與懷俄明州的特頓縣沒有任何联系。此外，他面臨著十二項重罪指控和三項輕罪，所有這些都否認了。

Prosecutors allege that Segal defrauded at least nine businesses and individuals during his time in Wyoming last year. They say he posed as a rich businessman looking to buy millions of dollars worth of local property.

檢察官聲稱，西格爾去年在懷俄明州期間至少欺騙了至少九家企業和個人。他們說，他是一位富裕的商人，希望購買價值數百萬美元的當地財產。

"I believe that Mr Segal just posed to be a Bitcoin billionaire and said this to everybody just to live the high life. He just played the game," Detective Adam Rainey testified at a preliminary hearing earlier this month, according to Jackson Hole News & Guide.

據傑克遜·霍爾（Jackson Hole News＆News＆）說：“我相信西格爾（Segal）剛剛偽裝成比特幣億萬富翁，並向所有人說這只是為了過上高生活。他只是玩了比賽。”指導。

The Teton County Sheriff's Office began investigating Segal in March 2024 after the Rocky Mountain Yeti car dealership in Jackson reported that he had promised to wire £128392.94 ($159,427) for a new 2024 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup truck, but the payment never arrived.

在傑克遜（Jackson）的落基山雪人汽車經銷店（Rocky Mountain Mountain Ayti Mealery）報告說，他曾承諾將一輛新的2024 Dodge Ram 3500皮卡車匯入128392.94（159,427美元）之後，Teton County警長辦公室於2024年3月開始調查Segal。

A dealership employee stated that they contacted Segal about the missing payment. Segal then gave them a check, but it bounced. After receiving the report, Sheriff's Sergeant Jesse Willcox searched for Segal.

一位經銷商員工表示，他們與Segal有關丟失的付款聯繫。 Segal然後給了他們一張支票，但它反彈了。收到報告後，警長的傑西·威爾科克斯中士搜索了西格爾。

Willcox learned that Segal had been staying at the Caldera House, a five-star hotel in Teton Village, but had left on March 21—six days after taking the truck. Segal reportedly "snuck out the back" of the Caldera House without settling his £11975.65 ($14,870.30) bill for his room and drinks, according to an affidavit obtained by the Cowboy State Daily.

威爾科克斯（Willcox）得知，西加爾（Segal）一直住在特頓村（Teton Village）的五星級酒店Caldera House，但於3月21日離開了卡車幾天后離開。據《牛仔州》每天獲得的宣誓書，西加爾（Segal）“偷偷偷走了Caldera House的背面”，而沒有安頓他的房間和飲料的11975.65英鎊（14,870.30美元）的賬單。

At that point, Willcox contacted a law enforcement connection at a rental property on Spring Creek Ranch, where Segal had stayed earlier that month, only to find that he was no longer there. Eventually, Rainey took over the case as Willcox's investigation uncovered additional "fraudulent acts," according to the affidavit.

那時，威爾科克斯（Willcox）在斯普林克里克牧場（Spring Creek Ranch）的一家租賃物業上聯繫了執法連接，西加爾（Segal）該月早些時候住在那裡，卻發現他不再在那裡。宣誓書說，最終，雷尼（Rainey）接管了此案，因為威爾科克斯（Willcox）的調查發現了其他“欺詐行為”。

"As I investigated the case, I discovered that Segal had committed several fraudulent activities and had falsely represented himself as a Bitcoin billionaire in order to help carry out his scheme of deception," Rainey wrote.

雷尼寫道：“在調查此案時，我發現西格爾（Segal）從事了幾項欺詐活動，並虛假地代表了自己是比特幣億萬富翁，以幫助執行他的欺騙計劃。”

He also stated that Segal had stayed at the five-star Amangani resort with his mother and a friend, running up a £2195.16 ($2,725.76) tab that he never paid because the credit card he used was fake.

他還說，西格爾（Segal）與母親和一個朋友一起住在五星級的阿曼加尼（Amangani）度假勝地，上漲了2195.16英鎊（2,725.76美元），因為他使用的信用卡是假的，因為他從未付過付款。

At Spring Creek Ranch, three of Segal's cards were also fake for payments of £13295.84 ($16,509.60) and £4613.63 ($5,728.80). Additionally, he left a £2460.54 ($3,055.28) bar tab unpaid at the Mangy Moose Saloon.

在Spring Creek Ranch上，Segal的三張牌也是偽造的，用於付款13295.84英鎊（16,509.60美元）和4613.63英鎊（$ 5,728.80）。此外，他在Mangy Moose Saloon中留下了2460.54英鎊（$ 3,055.28）的酒吧標籤。

"There are a lot of cards," Rainey testified in court. "I followed up on all of them. The damages were pretty significant." Segal also reportedly tricked freelancers, like a man he hired to get a DJI drone. They agreed that the man would buy the drone in Colorado, and Segal would pay him back, prosecutors say. However, Segal's £2642.69 ($3,281.46) check bounced.

雷尼在法庭上作證說：“有很多卡。” “我跟進了所有這些。損害賠償非常重大。”據報導，西格爾還欺騙了自由職業者，就像他僱用的一個男人拿到DJI無人機一樣。檢察官說，他們同意該男子會在科羅拉多州購買無人機，而西格爾會償還他。但是，Segal的2642.69英鎊（3,281.46美元）的支票彈跳。

In another case, Ashley Watson, who owns Mountains of Groceries, a grocery delivery service in Teton County, said Segal used her service, but his credit card payments were declined.

在另一個案例中，擁有雜貨店的雜貨店的雜貨店送貨服務的阿什利·沃森（Ashley Watson）表示，西加爾（Segal）使用了她的服務，但他的信用卡付款被拒絕了。

"I don't think I know what I would have done differently," she told the News & Guide afterwards. "He had a credit card, and he placed an order," she explained. "Sounds like he was a pro at this."

她隨後對《新聞與指南》說：“我不知道我會做些什麼。”她解釋說：“他有信用卡，他下達了訂單。” “聽起來他是專業人士。”

Segal even allegedly had a delivery driver take his stolen Dodge back to his Los Angeles apartment, according to records obtained by DailyMail.com. The driver and his son then drove "nonstop" from Wyoming to Los Angeles and went to the airport for their return flight to Jackson—a trip Segal allegedly promised to cover.

根據Dailymail.com獲得的記錄，據稱Segal甚至有一名送貨司機將他被盜的道奇帶回了洛杉磯的公寓。司機和他的兒子隨後從懷俄明州開車“不停”到洛杉磯，然後去機場返回傑克遜的航班 - 據稱Segal的一次旅行承諾將掩蓋。

But the men discovered that Segal hadn't booked their

但是這些人發現西加爾沒有預訂他們的