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Australian finfluencer sentenced to prison and fined for market manipulation

A reflection of a man is seen as an electronic board displays stock information at the Australian Securities Exchange.
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‘Fibonarchery’ was sentenced to 2.5 years imprisonment in a first ever sentence of its kind.

The finfluencer Gabriel Govinda, also known as ‘Fibonarchery’, was earlier this month sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment after pleading guilty to 23 charges of manipulating shares listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, and to 19 charges of illegal dissemination of information regarding set manipulation.

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