[2017-03-17] ToI: Pastor, programmer convicted of scheme involving bitcoins

Pastor, programmer convicted of scheme involving bitcoin exchange

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/pastor-programmer-convicted-of-scheme-involving-bitcoin-exchange/articleshow/57696162.cms

A New Jersey pastor and a Florida software engineer were convicted on Friday of scheming to help an illegal bitcoin exchange avoid having banks and regulators look into its activities.

The bitcoin exchange, Coin.mx, was linked to an investigation of a data breach at JPMorgan Chase & Co, revealed in 2014, that exposed more than 83 million accounts.

Pastor Trevon Gross, 47, and programmer Yuri Lebedev, 39, were convicted of conspiracy and bribery charges by a jury in Manhattan federal court after a week of deliberations, according to a spokesman for federal prosecutors. Lebedev was also convicted of wire fraud and bank fraud.