New York man Noman Saleem sentenced to 15 months for $1M crypto fraud scheme

Alex Bores’s close loss in New York could pave the way for other Democrats to take political advantage of being attacked by the increasingly unpopular A.I. industry.

Pro- and anti-AI groups spent $24m on a congressional contest in New York, but it’s unclear to what end US politics live – latest updates When the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th congressional district was called on Tuesday night, the result capped off one of the most expensive races of its kind in the state’s history. More than $24m poured into the Manhattan contest from tech-backed financial groups as the campaign turned into a battleground for pro- and anti-AI groups to test their influence. Much of the spending targeted candidate Alex Bores, a member of the state assembly who sponsored an AI safety bill and subsequently became a lightning rod for the tech industry. Pro-AI political action committees (Pacs) put more than $8m into the race to oppose Bores, according to Tech Influence Watch, while industry groups supporting regulation spent more than $16m to counter the attacks. Continue reading...

Noman Saleem impersonated crypto influencers on Telegram, luring victims into a fake staking scheme before vanishing with their funds.

The crypto-aligned Fairshake PAC and its affiliates spent a combined $8 million on media to support candidates in Maryland, New York and Utah amid pushback from many criticizing “crypto billionaires.”

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Crypto-backed PACs disclosed spending more than $8 million on media to support candidates in three US states, as some Maryland Democrats have called on one candidate to reject “outside spending from crypto billionaires.”

A former New York bank teller has been sentenced to three years in prison for her role in a scheme to steal tens of thousands of dollars from customers. Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel says Tijah M. Williams-Rogers used her position as a bank teller to act as an inside “scout,” searching customer accounts […] The post New York Bank Teller Exposes Customers’ Sensitive Information, Drains $75,000 From Targeted Accounts: Report appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

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