The arrest was born of an Ohio warrant including accusations of more than 30 counts of license-related violations. Meraban’s company owns and operates a “virtual currency exchange registered as a money services business with the United States Department of Treasury.”
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Crypto ATM CEO Charged with Fraud Picked Up in Miami Beach
Sonny Meraban, the CEO of Bitcoin America, was arrested in Florida after being accused of money laundering, conspiracy and other charges. So reports an NBC 6 South Florida.
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