Monthly Archives: August 2024

Manhattan DA Charges Crypto Recovery Biz Owner With Fraud

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office charged Michael Lauchlan with grand larceny in the third and fourth degrees and two counts of first degree scheme to defraud using his allegedly “sham” cryptocurrency asset recovery business, Coin Dispute Network. Prosecutors claim Lauchlan, under a pseudonym, falsely told clients he could locate their crypto funds and could return them for a fee payable in the token ETH.

Deadly Lower East Side 4th of July crash suspect indicted on murder charges

“This alleged act tragically cut the lives of Lucille Pinkney, Herman Pinkney, Emily Ruiz, and Ana Morel short and severely injured seven others,” District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. “My thoughts are with the families of those whose lives were lost, the injured victims, and the tight-knit community, all of whom are reeling from the effects of this horrifying and senseless tragedy.”