HashFlare founders dodge extra prison time

2025-08-13 07:29:29

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HashFlare founders Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin avoided additional prison time after being given credit for time served in the $577M Ponzi scheme case. Seattle Federal Court Judge Robert Lasnik sentenced them to 16 months in prison, but they had already spent that time in custody following their 2022 indictment. However, Judge Lasnik ordered the defendants to pay a $25K fine each and complete 360 hours of community service under supervised release. The sentence also included the forfeiture ...

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