U.S. Court Hands Down Maximum Sentence To Absent Fugitive Over $73 Million Crypto Fraud
A federal judge in California on Monday sentenced Daren Li, a 42-year-old dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis, to the statutory maximum of 20 years in prison for his role in a $73 million cryptocurrency investment fraud. The sentence was imposed in absentia - Li became a fugitive in Decem