加密貨幣企業家羅蘭·馬庫斯·安德拉德（Rowland Marcus Andrade）因電匯欺詐和洗錢而被定罪

週三在加利福尼亞北部地區的聯邦陪審團定罪了電匯欺詐和洗錢的加密貨幣企業家Rowland Marcus Andrade

A federal jury in the Northern District of California on Wednesday convicted cryptocurrency entrepreneur Rowland Marcus Andrade of wire fraud and money laundering connected to the sale of a token called AML Bitcoin.

加利福尼亞北部地區的聯邦陪審團週三定罪，犯有加密貨幣企業家羅蘭·馬庫斯·安德拉德（Rowland Marcus Andrade）的電匯欺詐和洗錢，與出售的名為AML比特幣的銷售有關。

The jury found Andrade, 50, guilty of one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

陪審團裁定50歲的安德拉德（Andrade）犯有一項電匯欺詐罪和一項洗錢罪。

The charges arose from an initial coin offering Andrade conducted for AML Bitcoin in 2017 and 2018. Early court filings covered by CoinDesk alleged Andrade, a Texas resident, falsely told investors that AML Bitcoin tokens would ultimately be converted into a tradeable AML Bitcoin currency — a cryptocurrency that never launched and was named to resemble the popular Bitcoin token.

Andrade is scheduled to be sentenced in July. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for the wire fraud count and 10 years in prison for the money laundering count, and forfeiture of all property that is traceable to his wire fraud and money laundering violations including property that Andrade bought in Texas.

安德拉德定於7月被判刑。他因電匯欺詐數量而面臨20年徒刑，並因洗錢罪而被判入獄10年，並沒收所有可追溯到他的電匯欺詐和洗錢違規的財產，包括在德克薩斯州購買的安德拉德（Andrade）購買的財產。

“As the jury found today, Rowland Andrade lied to investors to enrich himself and diverted more than $2 million in proceeds from the sale of AML Bitcoin to be used on personal expenses, including the purchase of two properties in Texas and two luxury automobiles,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick D. Robbins. “Andrade also falsely claimed that the Panama Canal Authority was close to permitting AML Bitcoin to be used for ships passing through the Panama Canal when no such agreement existed.”

“陪審團今天發現，羅蘭·安德拉德（Rowland Andrade）向投資者撒謊，以豐富自己，並從出售AML比特幣的銷售中轉移了超過200萬美元的收益，這些收益用於個人支出，包括在德克薩斯州購買兩家房地產和兩家豪華汽車。” “安德拉德還錯誤地聲稱，巴拿馬運河管理局即將允許AML比特幣在不存在這種協議時將其用於穿過巴拿馬運河的船隻。”

Andrade was one of two people charged by the Department of Justice in the case. The agency named famed D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff a co-conspirator and he pleaded guilty and paid more than $50,000 in disgorgement and interest. Abramoff is better known for his involvement in a federal corruption scandal that resulted in his imprisonment and was depicted in the film “Casino Jack.”

在此案中，安德拉德（Andrade）是司法部指控的兩個人之一。該機構將著名的DC遊說者傑克·艾布拉莫夫（Jack Abramoff）稱為同謀，他認罪，並支付了超過50,000美元的言論和利息。艾布拉莫夫（Abramoff）因參與聯邦腐敗醜聞而聞名，這導致了他的監禁，並在電影《賭場傑克》（Casino Jack）中被描繪。

“This case marks the conclusion of one of the first and longest-running crypto ‘pump-and-dump’ cases to involve U.S. federal prosecutors,” said Acting Special Agent in Charge Williams. “We are grateful to the jury for their service in holding this defendant accountable for his actions.”

代理特工威廉姆斯（Williams）說：“此案標誌著第一個也是最長的加密“泵送”案件之一，涉及美國聯邦檢察官。” “我們感謝陪審團的服務，以使這位被告對他的行為負責。”

The case began after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued a group of people and entities in 2019 for allegedly conducting a "pump-and-dump" scheme through the sale of AML Bitcoin tokens. The SEC case was later dropped.

該案始於美國證券交易委員會於2019年起訴一群人和實體，原因是據稱通過出售AML比特幣代幣制定了“泵送”計劃。 SEC案後來被刪除。