艾登·普萊特斯基因涉以數位資產的龐氏騙局,於2021–2022年詐騙社群媒體粉絲超過3000萬美元而遭起訴,2024年正式起訴並自行辯護。陪審團於2026年10月29日接收法官最終指示,正式開始審議。另有五名男子因2022年綁架普萊特斯基被控,德倫·阿基姆-龐就九項控罪認罪。
Abstract: Aiden Pleterski, dubbed the "king of crypto," faces charges for a Ponzi-like digital-asset scheme allegedly defrauding social-media followers of more than $30 million in 2021–2022. Indicted in 2024, he has represented himself. On Oct. 29, 2026, the judge delivered final instructions and the jury began deliberations. Separately, five men were charged in 2022 with kidnapping Pleterski; one, Dorian Akeem-Pong, pleaded guilty to nine counts. The fraud charge carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in Canada; the two cases proceed independently.