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Man gets over 7 years in prison in cryptocurrency scam

By LARRY NEUMEISTERSeptember 15, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — An Australian man who pleaded guilty to securities fraud for cheating investors in his cryptocurrency fund of over $50 million was sentenced to over seven years in prison Wednesday by a judge who questioned the sincerity of his apology.

Ex-New York assembly speaker sentenced to 6 1/2 years

By LARRY NEUMEISTERJuly 20, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years in prison in the corruption case that drove him from power as a judge said she hoped to “send a message to Albany...