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Investment manager faces prison after $10m crypto ponzi scheme

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‘Expert cryptocurrency trader’ swindled investors while promising grand returns.

Rathnakishore Giri, a 27-year-old Ohio man, is facing prison after being charged with involvement in a cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme that raised more than $10m from investors. 

According to the charges, Giri allegedly misled investors by promoting himself as an expert cryptocurrency trader, with a specialty in bitcoin derivatives. He