For Forcount Scam Hernandez
Gets 30 Months Amid Talk of Mexico
Digs Crypto Death Spiral
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Jan 27 – For the Forcount
cryptocurrency scam, on
January 27 Antonia Perez
Hernandez was up for
sentencing before U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Analisa Torres. Inner
City Press was there, thread:
Tacuri got 20 years; now
prosecutor has handed up a new
police report.
All rise! Judge:
Government?
AUSA: They will
try to distinguish Mr. Tacuri,
but Ms. Hernandez from 2015
onward she was involved in
different crypto scms like
Airbit, BTC Global, Forcount,
PayMoney (Carmona) and
MoonVest...
AUSA: Ms.
Hernandez, when complained to,
told victims to come to the
next scheme. Some victims in
this room confronted her at
the airport - so she deleted
everything on her phone. The
victims were terrified - many
were undocumented, with the
new Administration
[Note:
While Hernandez is not
currently in detention, two US
Marshals have just come in
from the holding cell and sit
behind her. Is instant remand
to prison on the table?]
Victim via Teams,
"maximum of 3 minutes" -
connection
problems- Victim
in wheelchair: She bragged she
is building apartments in
Mexico, after defrauding up at
LaGuardia airport. How is this
possible? Defense lawyer: Yes,
she pled guilty -
Judge: Are you
saying she's a cooperator?
Defense lawyer: She would have
been willing
Defense lawyer:
There wasn't an opportunity to
sit down formally and do that,
but there wasn't a chance. She
has deep regret. She obtained
legal permanent residence
status in the US. She is in a
normal relationship now, he's
here. She has diabetes and
asthma Antonia Perez
Hernadez: I apologize to those
who lost money.
Judge: The
guideline is 30 to 37 months
in prison. Probation and the
US Attorney's Office recommend
30 months. Ms. Hernandez sold
valueless coins. There is some
evidence she's done it since
Judge: A victim in this case
lost her retirement savings,
and her marriage. The Forcount
founder appears to be in
custody in Brazil. Ms.
Hernandez please rise... You
are sentenced to 30 months in
prison.
The overall case
is USA v. Da Silva, 22-cr-622
(Torres)
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