South Dakota Crypto Investor Indicted on 29 Counts for $20M Fraud

2026-07-16 23:08

Woofun AI reports that a U.S. federal grand jury has indicted South Dakota resident Benjamin Paul Wiener on 29 criminal counts. The charges encompass telecommunications fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, relating to an alleged investment fraud scheme.

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