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Estonian court nixes extradition of accused crypto scammers to US

According to the United States Justice Department, HashFlare, which operated from 2015 to 2019, was a Ponzi scheme with hundreds of thousands of victims paying in a total of $575 million. The company claimed to lease hashing power for crypto mining. It also encouraged investment in a fake bank. If convicted in the United States, Turogin and Potapenko each face up to 20 years in prison.

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