Self-proclaimed "Godfather" crypto figure sentenced to 78 months for $37 million Meta fraud, sentence to run concurrently with prior 15-year term

Odaily reports: 26-year-old crypto figure Adam Iza has been sentenced to 78 months in prison and ordered to pay $23.4028 million in restitution for hiring off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies to harass disputing rivals, defrauding Meta of more than $37 million, and concealing the proceeds through cryptocurrency custodians.

Adam Iza had previously been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempted Bitcoin robbery. This 78-month sentence will run concurrently with that judgment, meaning his actual time served will not increase. Five former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies were convicted for their involvement in related activities.

Between December 2020 and 2022, Adam Iza obtained Meta business management accounts and associated credit lines and resold them to advertising companies, causing Meta clients to be charged for ads they had not purchased. He obtained at least $36.3608 million in revenue through company accounts, causing $13.2862 million in losses to the IRS, while also concealing ownership of Zort and transferring company revenue to cryptocurrency custodians. (Decrypt)