北卡羅來納大學前游泳委員加文梅奧 (Gavin Mayo) 因 2200 萬美元的加密貨幣詐欺計劃被起訴

根據美國司法部的說法，rugpull 是一種「欺詐計劃，其中不可替代代幣(NFT) 或其他數位資產項目的創建者向投資者募集資金用於該項目，然後突然放棄該項目並以欺詐手段保留投資者的資金”。資金。”

Former UNC swimming commit Gavin Mayo and another man, Gabriel Hay, have been indicted on charges that they defrauded investors of more than $22 million in cryptocurrency in what is known as a “rugpull” scheme.

前北卡羅來納大學游泳運動員加文·梅奧(Gavin Mayo) 和另一名男子加布里埃爾·海伊(Gabriel Hay) 已被起訴，罪名是通過所謂的“rugpull”計劃詐騙投資者超過2200 萬美元的加密貨幣。

Mayo and Hay, both 23, have been accused of lying to investors and defrauding them of tens of millions of dollars. They are also charged with threatening a project manager who attempted to expose the fraud.

梅奧和海伊都是 23 歲，被指控向投資者撒謊並騙取他們數千萬美元。他們還被指控威脅一名試圖揭露詐欺行為的專案經理。

According to the U.S. Justice Department, a rugpull is a “type of fraud scheme in which the creator of a nonfungible token (NFT) or other digital asset project solicits funds from investors for the project and then abruptly abandons the project and fraudulently retains investors’ funds.”

根據美國司法部的說法，rugpull 是一種「欺詐計劃，其中不可替代代幣(NFT) 或其他數位資產項目的創建者向投資者募集資金用於該項目，然後突然放棄該項目並以欺詐手段保留投資者的資金”。資金。”

Mayo is originally from Greensburg, Pennsylvania, about 45 minutes outside of Pittsburgh. A sprinter, he placed 9th at the 2019 Pennsylvania AAA Boys’ State Championship meet in the 50 free and finished high school with a lifetime best of 20.60.

梅奧來自賓州格林斯堡，距離匹茲堡約 45 分鐘路程。作為一名短跑運動員，他在 2019 年賓夕法尼亞州 AAA 男子州冠軍賽 50 英里自由泳比賽中獲得第 9 名，並以 20.60 的一生最佳成績完成了高中學業。

While he committed to swim at the University of North Carolina, and was briefly on the team’s roster, he never swam a meet for the Tarheels. He dropped out of UNC and launched a TikTok account leaning into the hyper-alpha-male niche where he posted videos about things like eating raw chicken to get his hydration instead of drinking water and referring to himself as the “youngest billionaire in the world.”

雖然他在北卡羅來納大學決心參加游泳比賽，並短暫出現在球隊的名單中，但他從未參加過塔爾赫爾斯的比賽。他從北卡羅來納大學退學，並開設了一個專注於超級男性利基市場的TikTok 帳戶，他在帳戶上發布了一些視頻，內容包括吃生雞肉而不是喝水來補充水分，並稱自己是“世界上最年輕的億萬富翁”。 ”

Among Mayo’s projects was the “Vault of Gems” project, which claimed to be the first NFT project backed by jewelry. He raised over $100 million on the project and then killed it, saying the “marketplace never materialized.”

梅奧的項目之一是「Vault of Gems」項目，該項目號稱是第一個由珠寶支持的 NFT 項目。他為該項目籌集了超過 1 億美元，然後終止了該項目，稱「市場從未實現」。

Each have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and one count of stalking.

每人均被指控一項串謀實施電信詐欺罪、兩項電信詐欺罪和一項追蹤詐欺罪。

According to the Justice Department, if convicted, they each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on each of the conspiracy and wire fraud counts and a maximum penalty of five years on the stalking count, meaning a maximum of 65 years of jail time are on the table.

據司法部稱，如果罪名成立，他們每項共謀和電信欺詐罪名將面臨最高 20 年監禁，跟踪罪名最高可判處 5 年監禁，即最高 65 年監禁都在桌子上。