USA v. Elmanni

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cr-00661

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Colleen McMahon

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  1. October 31, 2023

    Crypto Founder Gets Max 4-Yr. Sentence For Tax Crimes

    A cryptocurrency founder who admitted to evading taxes on his crypto profits and causing the government $5.5 million in tax losses was sentenced to four years in prison, the maximum for his crimes, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

  2. October 23, 2023

    Crypto Founder Asks For Less Prison Time For Tax Crimes

    A cryptocurrency founder who pled guilty to tax crimes after being accused at age 28 of hiding millions of dollars in income while spending $10 million on yachts asked a New York federal court for leniency in sentencing, saying his mental illnesses were partly to blame.

  3. April 05, 2023

    Crypto Mogul, Accused Of Tax Evasion, Cops To False Return

    A cryptocurrency founder accused of evading taxes on millions of dollars in income pled guilty Wednesday to filing a false tax return and failing to file a return with the Internal Revenue Service, according to a summary of the proceedings in a New York federal court. 

  4. December 09, 2020

    Crypto Founder Charged With Evading Taxes On Millions 

    Cryptocurrency founder Amir Bruno Elmaani has been charged with tax evasion for allegedly hiding millions of dollars made from cryptocurrency sales, lying on his tax returns, and using shell companies and pseudonyms to conceal his income, according to an indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court Wednesday.