The judge sentenced one of the initiators of the encryption scam Forcount to 30 months in prison

Odaily Planet Daily News: Antonia Perez Hernandez, the initiator of the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Forcount, has pleaded guilty to telecom fraud and has been sentenced to over two years in prison. On January 27th, at a hearing held in the Southern District Court of New York (SDNY), Judge Anastasia Torres (also presiding over the SEC's lawsuit against Ripple Labs) sentenced Hernandez to 30 months in prison for participating in a cryptocurrency scam. Hernandez admitted to collaborating with accomplices between 2017 and 2021, stealing approximately $8.4 million from investors by promoting cryptocurrency trading and mining on Forcount and promising substantial returns. Hernandez apologizes to those who have suffered financial losses due to her actions. The senior initiator of the project, Juan Tacuri, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in October 2024, while Nestor Nu ñ ez, who was charged, was also sentenced to 4 years in prison in November. （Cointelegraph）