加利福尼亚男子冒充“比特币亿万富翁”来骗局，使宽大处理大胆地恳求

30岁的凯文·迈克尔·塞加尔（Kevin Michael Segal）要求提顿县法官梅利莎·欧文斯（Melissa Owens）减少保释金。据《加州州日报》报道，他声称他需要被释放以保护自己的家人和财产免受洛杉矶野火的侵害。

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.

一名加利福尼亚州男子被指控冒充“比特币亿万富翁”，从怀俄明州的豪华度假胜地和小型企业中骗了近170,732英镑（212,000美元），这对宽大处理提出了大胆的恳求。

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岁的凯文·迈克尔·塞加尔（Kevin Michael Segal）要求提顿县法官梅利莎·欧文斯（Melissa Owens）减少保释金。据《加州州日报》报道，他声称他需要被释放以保护自己的家人和财产免受洛杉矶野火的侵害。

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，提顿县副律师安德鲁·哈登布鲁克（Andrew Hardenbrook）不同意。他指出，如果Segal确实拥有1.61英镑（20亿美元）的资产，正如他所声称的那样，40,267.00英镑（50,000美元）的保释金应该不是问题。

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.

哈登布鲁克还强调，西加尔与怀俄明州的特顿县没有任何联系。此外，他面临着十二项重罪指控和三项轻罪，所有这些都否认了。

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.

检察官声称，西格尔去年在怀俄明州期间至少欺骗了至少九家企业和个人。他们说，他是一位富裕的商人，希望购买价值数百万美元的当地财产。

"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.

据杰克逊·霍尔（Jackson Hole News＆News＆）说：“我相信西格尔（Segal）刚刚伪装成比特币亿万富翁，并向所有人说这只是为了过上高生活。他只是玩了比赛。”指导。

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.

在杰克逊（Jackson）的落基山雪人汽车经销店（Rocky Mountain Mountain Ayti Mealery）报告说，他曾承诺将一辆新的2024 Dodge Ram 3500皮卡车汇入128392.94（159,427美元）之后，Teton County警长办公室于2024年3月开始调查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.

一位经销商员工表示，他们与Segal有关丢失的付款联系。 Segal然后给了他们一张支票，但它反弹了。收到报告后，警长的杰西·威尔科克斯中士搜索了西格尔。

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.

威尔科克斯（Willcox）得知，西加尔（Segal）一直住在特顿村（Teton Village）的五星级酒店Caldera House，但于3月21日离开了卡车几天后离开。据《牛仔州》每天获得的宣誓书，西加尔（Segal）“偷偷偷走了Caldera House的背面”，而没有安顿他的房间和饮料的11975.65英镑（14,870.30美元）的账单。

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.

那时，威尔科克斯（Willcox）在斯普林克里克牧场（Spring Creek Ranch）的一家租赁物业上联系了执法连接，西加尔（Segal）该月早些时候住在那里，却发现他不再在那里。宣誓书说，最终，雷尼（Rainey）接管了此案，因为威尔科克斯（Willcox）的调查发现了其他“欺诈行为”。

"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.

雷尼写道：“在调查此案时，我发现西格尔（Segal）从事了几项欺诈活动，并虚假地代表了自己是比特币亿万富翁，以帮助执行他的欺骗计划。”

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.

他还说，西格尔（Segal）与母亲和一个朋友一起住在五星级的阿曼加尼（Amangani）度假胜地，上涨了2195.16英镑（2,725.76美元），因为他使用的信用卡是假的，因为他从未付过付款。

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的三张牌也是伪造的，用于付款13295.84英镑（16,509.60美元）和4613.63英镑（$ 5,728.80）。此外，他在Mangy Moose Saloon中留下了2460.54英镑（$ 3,055.28）的酒吧标签。

"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.

雷尼在法庭上作证说：“有很多卡。” “我跟进了所有这些。损害赔偿非常重大。”据报道，西格尔还欺骗了自由职业者，就像他雇用的一个男人拿到DJI无人机一样。检察官说，他们同意该男子会在科罗拉多州购买无人机，而西格尔会偿还他。但是，Segal的2642.69英镑（3,281.46美元）的支票弹跳。

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.

在另一个案例中，拥有杂货店的杂货店的杂货店送货服务的阿什利·沃森（Ashley Watson）表示，西加尔（Segal）使用了她的服务，但他的信用卡付款被拒绝了。

"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."

她随后对《新闻与指南》说：“我不知道我会做些什么。”她解释说：“他有信用卡，他下达了订单。” “听起来他是专业人士。”

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.

根据Dailymail.com获得的记录，据称Segal甚至有一名送货司机将他被盗的道奇带回了洛杉矶的公寓。司机和他的儿子随后从怀俄明州开车“不停”到洛杉矶，然后去机场返回杰克逊的航班 - 据称Segal的一次旅行承诺将掩盖。

But the men discovered that Segal hadn't booked their

但是这些人发现西加尔没有预订他们的