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The founder of the NFT task “following” Mutant Ape Yacht Club has been arrested for fraud

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24-yr-previous French nationwide Aurelien Michel, the father of the ‘Mutant Ape Planet’ NFT task, is accused of defrauding consumers out of $two.9 million.

The founder of the NFT task “following” Mutant Ape Yacht Club has been arrested for fraud

A federal court in Brooklyn has indicted Aurelien Michel on costs of defrauding consumers by way of the NFT task “Mutant Ape Planet,” a spin-off of the preferred Mutant Ape Yacht Club assortment.

Developer of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) charged in multi-million pound global fraud scheme

Buyers of “Mutant Ape Planet” NFTs had been defrauded of $two.9 million

Announced with @HSINewYork @IRSCI_NY https://t.co/ohuQJdnUb1

— US Attorney EDNY (@EDNYnews) January 5, 2023

Michel is a French citizen residing in the United Arab Emirates. He was arrested on the evening of January four as quickly as he landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York).

According to the complaint filed on Jan. three, Michel and many of his accomplices when “swore” to preserve the cost of the Mutant Ape Planet NFT increasing and promised to distribute rewards to these who owned them. In truth, this group pocketed $two.9 million in consumer money for their very own use.

In the project’s Discord channel, Michel admitted that he “pulled the carpet” of the task, that is, he escaped with the user’s blood and gore. “I never intended to pull the rug, but the community has become so toxic.” Judicial Citation what Michael stated.

Ivan J. Arvelo, a US Department of Homeland Security agent, stated in a statement:

“As stated, Aurelien Michel has implemented a pull-pull scheme, to steal almost $three million from traders for his very own use. Buyers of NFT Mutant Ape Planet imagined they had been investing in a stylish assortment, but they weren’t deceived and did not get any rewards.

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