USA v. Fowler

  1. July 14, 2023

    Feds Say Crypto Maven's Latest Con Merits Bail Revocation

    The federal government sent a letter to a New York federal judge Friday asking him to revoke the bail of a convicted cryptocurrency fraudster so he can immediately begin serving his sentence, saying his financial misconduct continues while he remains free after he was allowed to delay his self-surrender because of a medical condition.

  2. June 05, 2023

    Businessman Gets Over 6 Years For $740M Crypto Con

    A Manhattan federal judge hit businessman Reggie Fowler with more than six years in prison Monday for lying to banks as he operated a large-scale cryptocurrency business that churned out $740 million of illegal transactions and for defrauding a pro football startup.

  3. March 16, 2023

    Feds Flag Sports Investor's Gambling Spree After Crypto Plea

    Prosecutors have told a Manhattan federal judge that a sports and real estate investor who pled guilty to hiding cryptocurrency transactions from regulators went on a large gambling spree that continued until February, possibly jeopardizing efforts to secure restitution for victims.

  4. April 25, 2022

    Sports Investor Cops To Large-Scale Crypto 'Shadow Banking'

    An Arizona sports and real estate investor told a Manhattan federal judge Monday that he disguised cryptocurrency transactions from regulators, admitting he operated a "shadow banking" business that prosecutors say churned as much as $750 million in transactions.

  5. August 04, 2021

    Former NFL Investor Headed For 2022 Crypto Fraud Trial

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday set a provisional 2022 trial date for former NFL investor Reggie Fowler, who stands accused of running a shadow bank that processed hundreds of millions of dollars in unregulated transactions for cryptocurrency exchanges.

  6. April 07, 2021

    NFL Investor Taps New Atty For Crypto Case After Fee Dispute

    Reggie Fowler, the onetime NFL investor charged with a large cryptocurrency-related bank fraud, checked in with new counsel before a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday at a hearing where his new lawyer was warned about Fowler's money dispute with previous attorneys.

  7. November 13, 2020

    Attys Ask To Drop Ex-NFL Team Investor Over Fee Dispute

    Hogan Lovells and Rosenblum Schwartz & Fry PC attorneys who represent an ex-NFL team investor accused of operating an illegal cryptocurrency exchange asked a New York federal judge Friday to let them drop their client over a fee dispute, despite the government's claim that withdrawing now will again delay the twice-postponed trial.

  8. October 15, 2020

    Ex-NFL Investor May Renew Effort To Resolve Crypto Charges

    Lawyers for a onetime NFL team investor charged with operating an illegal cryptocurrency exchange told a Manhattan federal judge Thursday they are open to again exploring a guilty plea despite an earlier deal that fizzled over prosecutors' demand for a massive $371 million forfeiture tab.

  9. March 05, 2020

    Ex-NFL Investor Denies Charges In New Crypto Indictment

    A onetime investor in the Minnesota Vikings NFL team pled not guilty Thursday in Manhattan federal court to charges related to an alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme, including a new wire fraud allegation the government tacked on following an aborted plea deal two months ago.