Fake Crypto Influencer Gets 15 Months for $1.4M Telegram Staking Fraud
In brief A New York man, Noman Saleem, 39, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for a wire-fraud scheme that impersonated well-known crypto influencers. Posing as the influencers on Telegram, he lured victims into a bogus crypto staking opportunity with “guaranteed returns,” then disappeared with their money. Saleem took in at least $1.4 million;…