随着特朗普上台，SDNY 将减少对数字资产犯罪的关注

近年来，纽约南区美国检察官办公室（SDNY）一直是美国打击数字资产犯罪最严厉的办公室之一。

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has been a leading prosecutor of digital asset crime in recent years. However, as Donald Trump prepares to take office following his election victory, the office will shift its focus away from the sector to prioritize other areas, according to a senior prosecutor.

近年来，纽约南区美国检察官办公室 (SDNY) 一直是数字资产犯罪领域的主要检察官。然而，一位高级检察官表示，随着唐纳德·特朗普在选举胜利后准备就职，该办公室将把重点从该行业转移到优先考虑其他领域。

During a presentation at the Practicing Law Institute’s 56th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation, Scott Hartman, co-chair of SDNY’s Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force, acknowledged that the office will reduce its attention to "crypto" crime after five years of heightened crackdowns.

SDNY 证券和商品欺诈特别工作组联合主席斯科特·哈特曼 (Scott Hartman) 在执业法律研究所第 56 届年度证券监管研究所的演讲中承认，经过五年的加强打击，该办公室将减少对“加密货币”犯罪的关注。

"We brought a lot of big cases in the wake of the crypto winter — there were a lot of important fraud cases to bring there. But we know our regulatory partners are very active in this space, and we don’t have a lot of people," Hartman said.

“在加密货币冬天之后，我们提起了很多大案——有很多重要的欺诈案件要提起。但我们知道我们的监管合作伙伴在这个领域非常活跃，而我们没有太多的证据。”人们，”哈特曼说。

One of the SDNY’s most high-profile actions was its case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed FTX exchange. The legal battle between SBF’s attorneys and the SDNY prosecutors spanned over a year, ultimately concluding with a 25-year prison sentence for the California native.

SDNY 最引人注目的行动之一是针对倒闭的 FTX 交易所创始人 Sam Bankman-Fried 的案件。 SBF 的律师与 SDNY 检察官之间的法律斗争持续了一年多，最终以这位加州人被判处 25 年监禁为结局。

The office also has several outstanding cases against "crypto" executives, including Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky, the fate of which now hangs in the balance. It is likely that the prosecutors will conclude the ongoing cases but will be highly selective in deciding who to pursue moving forward.

该办公室还有几起针对“加密货币”高管的未决案件，其中包括摄氏度创始人亚历克斯·马辛斯基（Alex Mashinsky），其命运现在悬而未决。检察官很可能会结束正在进行的案件，但在决定继续追捕谁时将非常有选择性。

Once Trump takes office in January, the SDNY will begin reallocating its resources to other sectors that the Republican leader has indicated are more important. According to Hartman, immigration will be at the top of the agenda.

一旦特朗普一月份就职，纽约市将开始将其资源重新分配到这位共和党领导人表示更重要的其他部门。哈特曼表示，移民将成为首要议程。

Hartman noted that his "crypto" team is already too small to effectively combat crime in the sector. "I hope they don’t trim it more," he said.

哈特曼指出，他的“加密货币”团队规模已经太小，无法有效打击该领域的犯罪。 “我希望他们不要进一步修剪，”他说。

The shift away from digital assets will not be limited to the SDNY. At the same event, Ian McGinley, head of enforcement at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), indicated that the agency will also likely scale back its focus.

数字资产的转变将不仅限于 SDNY。在同一活动中，商品期货交易委员会 (CFTC) 执法主管 Ian McGinley 表示，该机构也可能会缩减其关注重点。

The CFTC, which has been competing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to become the primary digital asset regulator in recent years, brought its first case against a digital asset firm in 2015. Since then, it has ramped up its activity, with "crypto" lawsuits making up nearly half of its enforcement actions by last year.

近年来，CFTC 一直在与美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 竞争成为主要的数字资产监管机构，并于 2015 年对数字资产公司提起了第一起诉讼。此后，CFTC 加大了活动力度，截至去年，“加密”诉讼占其执法行动的近一半。

"I don’t know if that trend will necessarily continue," McGinley said.

“我不知道这种趋势是否一定会持续下去，”麦金利说。

In addition to reallocating resources away from the sector, Trump has previously indicated that he intends to make changes in personnel. Notably, SEC Chair Gary Gensler and Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the SDNY, are both expected to depart. The latter will be succeeded by Jay Clayton, Gensler’s predecessor at the SEC.

除了从该部门重新分配资源外，特朗普此前曾表示，他打算对人事进行调整。值得注意的是，美国证券交易委员会主席加里·詹斯勒 (Gary Gensler) 和美国纽约州检察官达米安·威廉姆斯 (Damian Williams) 预计均将离职。后者将由詹斯勒在 SEC 的前任杰伊·克莱顿 (Jay Clayton) 接任。