Dylan Meissner, 31, pleaded responsible in Hartford federal court docket on Thursday to a wire fraud offense after stealing thousands and thousands from his former employer.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Earlier this week, a former cryptocurrency government from Westport pleaded responsible in Hartford federal court docket to a fraud offense after stealing thousands and thousands of {dollars} from his former employer, in keeping with a release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Dylan Meissner, 31, pleaded responsible on Thursday to the wire fraud offense after stealing roughly $4.46 million, prosecutors stated.
Courtroom paperwork and statements observe that Meissner was employed at a cryptocurrency analysis agency as vice chairman of Finance with entry to the agency’s cryptocurrency wallets and financial institution accounts.
Round January 2022, Meissner acquired a 50 Ethereum mortgage amounting to roughly $170,000 from his employer, the discharge stated. Meissner stated he would use the funds to keep away from a considerable loss in particular cryptocurrency investments he made utilizing his private funds, in keeping with prosecutors.
From February 2022 till his termination in November of that yr, Meissner fraudulently diverted his employer’s funds to his personal use and lined up his conduct by means of false entries within the agency’s books and data in continued makes an attempt to counteract important private losses, prosecutors stated.
In keeping with prosecutors, Meissner stole round $4,461,828 from his employer.
On Thursday, Meissner pleaded responsible to wire fraud, which carries a most jail time period of 20 years. He will likely be sentenced on Oct. 11 and faces a restitution order of $4,633,424, which incorporates the cash he stole from his employer and the mortgage he didn’t repay, prosecutors stated.
The discharge famous that Meissner is launched on a $100,000 bond pending sentencing. The case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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