A $245 Million Bitcoin Burglar Pleads Guilty in the United States

Divert Chetal, one of three men who stole $245 million in Bitcoin last year, simply pleaded guilty to scams and money laundering charges. He consented to testify against his co-conspirators as part of the deal. Chetal now faces 19 to 24 years in jail, and his…

Now that Chetal has actually pleaded guilty to the Bitcoin theft, several appropriate court documents have actually been unsealed. ZachXBT, the prominent crypto sleuth, initially led the investigation of Chetal’s Bitcoin theft. Now that Chetal is almost guaranteed to see jail time, the sleuth indulged in a little gloating: According to the unsealed documents, Chetal participated in around 50 similar crimes before his big Bitcoin theft, which netted him around $3 million.

Now that Chetal has pleaded guilty to the Bitcoin theft, numerous appropriate court files have actually been unsealed. ZachXBT, the popular crypto sleuth, at first led the investigation of Chetal’s Bitcoin theft. Now that Chetal is practically guaranteed to see jail time, the sleuth indulged in a little gloating: According to the unsealed documents, Chetal took part in around 50 similar criminal offenses before his huge Bitcoin theft, which netted him around $3 million.