加密货币企业家罗兰·马库斯·安德拉德（Rowland Marcus Andrade）因电汇欺诈和洗钱而被定罪

周三在加利福尼亚北部地区的联邦陪审团定罪了电汇欺诈和洗钱的加密货币企业家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.

加利福尼亚北部地区的联邦陪审团周三定罪，犯有加密货币企业家罗兰·马库斯·安德拉德（Rowland Marcus Andrade）的电汇欺诈和洗钱，与出售的名为AML比特币的销售有关。

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

陪审团裁定50岁的安德拉德（Andrade）犯有一项电汇欺诈罪和一项洗钱罪。

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.

安德拉德定于7月被判刑。他因电汇欺诈数量而面临20年徒刑，并因洗钱罪而被判入狱10年，并没收所有可追溯到他的电汇欺诈和洗钱违规的财产，包括在德克萨斯州购买的安德拉德（Andrade）购买的财产。

“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.”

“陪审团今天发现，罗兰·安德拉德（Rowland Andrade）向投资者撒谎，以丰富自己，并从出售AML比特币的销售中转移了超过200万美元的收益，这些收益用于个人支出，包括在德克萨斯州购买两家房地产和两家豪华汽车。” “安德拉德还错误地声称，巴拿马运河管理局即将允许AML比特币在不存在这种协议时将其用于穿过巴拿马运河的船只。”

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）是司法部指控的两个人之一。该机构将著名的DC游说者杰克·艾布拉莫夫（Jack Abramoff）称为同谋，他认罪，并支付了超过50,000美元的言论和利息。艾布拉莫夫（Abramoff）因参与联邦腐败丑闻而闻名，这导致了他的监禁，并在电影《赌场杰克》（Casino Jack）中被描绘。

“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）说：“此案标志着第一个也是最长的加密“泵送”案件之一，涉及美国联邦检察官。” “我们感谢陪审团的服务，以使这位被告对他的行为负责。”

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.

该案始于美国证券交易委员会于2019年起诉一群人和实体，原因是据称通过出售AML比特币代币制定了“泵送”计划。 SEC案后来被删除。