Crypto founder paid LA cops to extort victim for crypto, FBI alleges
Adam Iza, the founder of the crypto trading platform Zort, allegedly paid Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies for information that he used to blackmail a target he intended to rob.
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Genesis seeks court’s approval to reduce 3AC claim from $1B to $33M
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