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Private fraud: On appeal

3 tracked private-fraud cases currently on appeal — from DOJ, FBI, SEC, FTC, and 230+ news sources.

Cases
On appealFederal11th CircuitJun 26 · 21:19 UTC

USA v. Kane

Michael Kane, Shane Hampton

Michael Kane and Shane Hampton were convicted in 2024 of conspiring to commit securities price manipulation and wire fraud related to manipulating Hydro cryptocurrency token prices using automated bots. They are challenging their convictions in the 11th Circuit.

  • Securities fraud
  • Wire fraud
  • Crypto fraud
On appealFederalEighth Circuit Court of Appeals$5.2M alleged lossJun 24 · 16:49 UTC

USA v. Aimee Bock

Aimee Bock

Aimee Bock, founder of Feeding Our Future, was convicted of federal child nutrition fraud and sentenced to 41 years in prison with 5.2 million dollars in restitution. She is appealing her sentence in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

  • fraud
  • Wire fraud
On appealFederalSDNY$11.0B alleged lossJun 12 · 17:07 UTC

USA v. Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud related to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The Second Circuit affirmed his convictions, rejecting claims of judicial bias and insufficient evidence, and upheld his 25-year prison sentence and $11 billion forfeiture.

  • Crypto fraud
  • Wire fraud