{"investigation":{"slug":"taj-tarsha-few-and-far-limited","entity_name":"Taj Tarsha / Few and Far Limited","trust_score":26,"severity_base":27,"score_modifier":-1.4,"confidence":0.93,"status":"published","content_type":"investigation","summary":"Taj Tarsha, 34, is the founder of Few and Far Limited, a British Virgin Islands company that raised more than $10 million from at least 67 investors through SAFT agreements for its FAR token, promising an NFT marketplace on the NEAR Protocol. On August 5, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced an indictment charging Tarsha with one count of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud. Prosecutors allege he spent investor funds on online gambling, speculative crypto trading, a Miami condominium loan, interior design and a personal DJ hobby, and concealed this after a 2023 internal audit. Tarsha denies fraudulent intent, the case is pending, and the FAR token no longer trades meaningfully.","sections":[{"content":"Few and Far Limited is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. It presented itself as a 'next-generation' NFT marketplace and developer toolset on the NEAR Protocol blockchain, powered by a native token, FAR. The company was co-founded by Taj Tarsha. In January 2023, Tarsha and Karisa Winett, VP of Operations, appeared in a sponsored CoinDesk TV segment promoting the project's goal to 'help onboard the next billion users to Web3.' Starting in February 2022, the company raised money by selling Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (SAFTs), under which investors paid upfront for the right to receive FAR tokens later, on the understanding that the money would fund development of the platform. In March 2023, Few and Far publicly announced it had raised $10.5 million, with blockchain investment firm Pantera Capital reported as a lead investor. The project never produced a working NFT marketplace. As of August 2026, its founder is under federal criminal indictment.","heading":"Overview: Few and Far and the FAR Token","sources":[{"url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud","name":"DOJ SDNY Press Release: NFT Startup Founder Charged With Fraud","type":"regulatory","credibility":1},{"url":"https://www.coindesk.com/tv/near-to-impossible/partner-content-taj-tarsha-and-karisa-winett-co-founder-and-vp-of-operations-of-few-and-far","name":"CoinDesk TV: Taj Tarsha and Karisa Winett, Co-Founder and VP of Operations of Few and Far","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://techfundingnews.com/web3-platform-few-and-far-raises-10-5m-to-assist-creators-with-digital-artwork/","name":"Tech Funding News: Web3 platform Few and Far raises $10.5M","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-charges-nft-founder-in-10m-investor-fraud","name":"OCCRP: US Charges NFT Founder in Alleged $10M Investor Fraud","type":"news_article","credibility":1},{"url":"https://fortune.com/2026/08/05/feds-crypto-founder-fraud-10-million-nft-investors-miami-condo-dj-hobby/","name":"Fortune: Feds accuse crypto founder of stealing $10 million from NFT investors","type":"news_article","credibility":1}],"severity":"critical"},{"content":"On August 5, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Taj Tarsha, 34, with one count of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud. Tarsha had been arrested on June 6, 2026. Each count carries a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. The indictment alleges that Tarsha made false and misleading statements to investors about how SAFT proceeds would be used, saying the money would develop the Few and Far NFT marketplace while diverting large sums to personal use. The securities fraud charge treats the SAFTs as investment contracts under federal securities law. An indictment is a formal accusation, not a finding of guilt, and Tarsha is presumed innocent unless convicted.","heading":"Federal Criminal Charges","sources":[{"url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud","name":"DOJ SDNY Press Release: NFT Startup Founder Charged With Fraud","type":"regulatory","credibility":1},{"url":"https://fortune.com/2026/08/05/feds-crypto-founder-fraud-10-million-nft-investors-miami-condo-dj-hobby/","name":"Fortune: Feds accuse crypto founder of stealing $10 million from NFT investors","type":"news_article","credibility":1},{"url":"https://decrypt.co/374986/nft-founder-10-million-fraud-gambling-dj-hobby","name":"Decrypt: NFT Founder Raised $10 Million Only to Blow It All on Gambling, Trading, and a DJ Hobby","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/few-and-far-founder-charged-fraud-10m-investors/","name":"Crypto Briefing: DOJ indicts NFT startup founder over alleged $10M investor fraud","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/06/nft-startup-founder-charged-with-misusing-funds-from-usd10-million-fundraising","name":"CoinDesk: Few and Far founder Taj Tarsha charged with misusing funds from $10 million raise","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"critical"},{"content":"According to the indictment, Tarsha raised more than $10 million between February 2022 and March 2023 by selling rights to 95 million FAR tokens to at least 67 investors. Prosecutors allege that instead of building the promised marketplace, he diverted large amounts to personal use without telling investors. The alleged uses include online casino gambling (hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company treasury), speculative cryptocurrency trading, repayment of a loan on a luxury Miami condominium, interior design for a personal residence, expenses for his personal DJ hobby, and his personal tax bills. Prosecutors also allege he paid himself nearly $1 million in concealed compensation: an inflated salary (reportedly $360,000 a year) and about $600,000 in undisclosed bonuses. In private messages cited in the indictment, Tarsha allegedly called the NFT market a 'bubble', 'the last juice I have to squeeze' and a 'magic ticket to a 10-30M exit', and allegedly told his then-fiancée he took assets 'knowing [it was] unethical', according to reporting by Protos. Investors had been promised annual percentage returns of up to 427%. These are prosecutors' allegations in a charging document, and no court has ruled on them.","heading":"Alleged Misappropriation of Investor Funds","sources":[{"url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud","name":"DOJ SDNY Press Release: NFT Startup Founder Charged With Fraud","type":"regulatory","credibility":1},{"url":"https://fortune.com/2026/08/05/feds-crypto-founder-fraud-10-million-nft-investors-miami-condo-dj-hobby/","name":"Fortune: Feds accuse crypto founder of stealing $10 million from NFT investors","type":"news_article","credibility":1},{"url":"https://protos.com/nft-firm-founder-indicted-for-using-treasury-to-support-dj-hobby/","name":"Protos: NFT firm founder indicted for using treasury to support DJ hobby","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://decrypt.co/374986/nft-founder-10-million-fraud-gambling-dj-hobby","name":"Decrypt: NFT Founder Raised $10 Million Only to Blow It All on Gambling, Trading, and a DJ Hobby","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/nft-founder-taj-tarsha-few-and-far-fraud/","name":"Cryptopolitan: NFT founder Taj Tarsha indicted over $10 million Few and Far fraud","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"critical"},{"content":"In June 2023, an internal audit of Few and Far's finances uncovered the alleged unauthorized spending. Other team members then removed Tarsha from the company's multi-signature wallet, which controlled treasury assets. Prosecutors allege Tarsha paid Co-Founder-1 and the company's operations director significant sums of company money to get them to hand control of the wallet back to him, and that he contacted investors directly to reassert control of the company. After regaining control, he allegedly told investors that the diverted transactions had benefited the business and that investor capital was still dedicated to the project. The company laid off most of its staff, and prosecutors allege Tarsha told the remaining employees and contractors to keep up a false appearance of ongoing development. These allegations have not been adjudicated.","heading":"2023 Internal Audit and Alleged Post-Audit Concealment","sources":[{"url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud","name":"DOJ SDNY Press Release: NFT Startup Founder Charged With Fraud","type":"regulatory","credibility":1},{"url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/few-and-far-founder-charged-fraud-10m-investors/","name":"Crypto Briefing: DOJ indicts NFT startup founder over alleged $10M investor fraud","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://protos.com/nft-firm-founder-indicted-for-using-treasury-to-support-dj-hobby/","name":"Protos: NFT firm founder indicted for using treasury to support DJ hobby","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-charges-nft-founder-in-10m-investor-fraud","name":"OCCRP: US Charges NFT Founder in Alleged $10M Investor Fraud","type":"news_article","credibility":1}],"severity":"critical"},{"content":"Reports differ on when and where the FAR token launched. One page, citing CoinMarketCap and the DOJ release, puts the launch on the NEAR Protocol mainnet on March 8, 2024 ('early 2024'). CoinDesk and OCCRP report a launch in May 2024 on a single exchange that was reportedly not legally accessible to U.S. investors, with the token opening near $0.13. CoinMarketCap data shows an all-time high of about $0.18 on June 7, 2024. The token then lost more than 99% of its value by about mid-2025 and stopped trading meaningfully; the DOJ describes it as having 'ceased trading.' As of August 2026, CoinMarketCap shows FAR at about $0 with effectively zero 24-hour trading volume. The 95 million FAR tokens sold through SAFTs, for which investors paid more than $10 million, had no remaining market value by the time of the indictment. Prosecutors say the at least 67 investors suffered total losses on their SAFT investments.","heading":"FAR Token Performance and Investor Harm","sources":[{"url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud","name":"DOJ SDNY Press Release: NFT Startup Founder Charged With Fraud","type":"regulatory","credibility":1},{"url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/few-and-far/","name":"Few and Far Protocol (FAR) on CoinMarketCap","type":"on_chain","credibility":2},{"url":"https://decrypt.co/374986/nft-founder-10-million-fraud-gambling-dj-hobby","name":"Decrypt: NFT Founder Raised $10 Million Only to Blow It All on Gambling, Trading, and a DJ Hobby","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/06/nft-startup-founder-charged-with-misusing-funds-from-usd10-million-fundraising","name":"CoinDesk: Few and Far founder Taj Tarsha charged with misusing funds from $10 million raise","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-charges-nft-founder-in-10m-investor-fraud","name":"OCCRP: US Charges NFT Founder in Alleged $10M Investor Fraud","type":"news_article","credibility":1}],"severity":"critical"},{"content":"Tarsha was arrested on June 6, 2026. According to Cryptopolitan, he was released on a $500,000 personal recognizance bond on June 10, 2026. The indictment was announced on August 5, 2026. No trial date has been publicly reported, and as of August 2026 Tarsha remains on bond pending trial.","heading":"Custody and Bond Status","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/nft-founder-taj-tarsha-few-and-far-fraud/","name":"Cryptopolitan: NFT founder Taj Tarsha indicted over $10 million Few and Far fraud","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud","name":"DOJ SDNY Press Release: NFT Startup Founder Charged With Fraud","type":"regulatory","credibility":1}],"severity":"medium"},{"content":"Tarsha's lawyers have publicly disputed the government's account. They describe Few and Far as a legitimate venture that operated in a difficult market, say that 'business failure is not a crime' and that Tarsha 'never intended to defraud anyone', and call the prosecution the selective targeting of a failed 2022-era crypto startup. They have also argued that the investors who signed SAFT agreements in 2022 were sophisticated participants who understood the risks of early-stage crypto ventures. No further details of the defense strategy were public as of August 2026. The case is at an early stage and remains pending.","heading":"Defense Position","sources":[{"url":"https://decrypt.co/374986/nft-founder-10-million-fraud-gambling-dj-hobby","name":"Decrypt: NFT Founder Raised $10 Million Only to Blow It All on Gambling, Trading, and a DJ Hobby","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/few-and-far-founder-charged-fraud-10m-investors/","name":"Crypto Briefing: DOJ indicts NFT startup founder over alleged $10M investor fraud","type":"news_article","credibility":2},{"url":"https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-charges-nft-founder-in-10m-investor-fraud","name":"OCCRP: US Charges NFT Founder in Alleged $10M Investor Fraud","type":"news_article","credibility":1}],"severity":"low"},{"content":"The indictment and multiple Tier 1 and Tier 2 sources support the following risk factors, all of which remain allegations until adjudicated. (1) Active federal prosecution: Tarsha faces two counts, each carrying up to 20 years in prison, in the Southern District of New York. (2) Total loss of investor capital: at least 67 SAFT investors put in more than $10 million, and the FAR token is effectively worthless and no longer trades. (3) Alleged misuse of treasury funds: the indictment lists gambling, personal trading, inflated pay, real estate, interior design and hobby costs as uses of investor money. (4) Alleged concealment after the audit: false statements to investors and manipulation of multi-signature wallet access after the 2023 internal audit would be aggravated conduct beyond the initial misappropriation. (5) No working product: Few and Far never launched a functioning NFT marketplace despite more than two years of funded operations. (6) Alleged payments to regain control: prosecutors say Tarsha used company money to pay a co-founder and staff to hand back treasury control, pointing to a governance failure at the company level.","heading":"Risk Factors","sources":[{"url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud","name":"DOJ SDNY Press Release: NFT Startup Founder Charged With Fraud","type":"regulatory","credibility":1},{"url":"https://fortune.com/2026/08/05/feds-crypto-founder-fraud-10-million-nft-investors-miami-condo-dj-hobby/","name":"Fortune: Feds accuse crypto founder of stealing $10 million from NFT investors","type":"news_article","credibility":1},{"url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/410890/nft-founder-accused-using-millions-investor-funds-finance-dj-hobby-gambling","name":"The Block: NFT founder accused of using millions from investor funds to finance DJ hobby, gambling","type":"news_article","credibility":2}],"severity":"critical"}],"timeline":[{"date":"2022-02","event":"Taj Tarsha begins soliciting investors in Few and Far through SAFT agreements, selling rights to future FAR tokens to fund a NEAR Protocol NFT marketplace.","source":"DOJ SDNY Press Release","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud"},{"date":"2022-03","event":"Few and Far is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and begins building on NEAR Protocol.","source":"Fortune","source_url":"https://fortune.com/2026/08/05/feds-crypto-founder-fraud-10-million-nft-investors-miami-condo-dj-hobby/"},{"date":"2023-01","event":"Taj Tarsha and Karisa Winett (VP of Operations) appear in a sponsored CoinDesk TV segment, 'NEAR TO IMPOSSIBLE', promoting Few and Far's goal of onboarding the next billion users to Web3.","source":"CoinDesk TV","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/tv/near-to-impossible/partner-content-taj-tarsha-and-karisa-winett-co-founder-and-vp-of-operations-of-few-and-far"},{"date":"2023-03","event":"Few and Far publicly announces it has raised $10.5 million, with Pantera Capital as lead investor.","source":"Tech Funding News; OCCRP","source_url":"https://techfundingnews.com/web3-platform-few-and-far-raises-10-5m-to-assist-creators-with-digital-artwork/"},{"date":"2023-06","event":"An internal audit uncovers Tarsha's alleged misappropriation of investor funds. Team members remove him from the company's multi-signature wallet; most staff are later laid off.","source":"DOJ SDNY Press Release; OCCRP; Crypto Briefing","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud"},{"date":"2023-07","event":"Tarsha allegedly pays Co-Founder-1 and the operations director company funds to regain control of the multi-signature wallet, then allegedly tells investors the diverted transactions benefited the business.","source":"DOJ SDNY Press Release; Protos","source_url":"https://protos.com/nft-firm-founder-indicted-for-using-treasury-to-support-dj-hobby/"},{"date":"2024-03","event":"The FAR token launches on the NEAR Protocol mainnet, according to one page citing CoinMarketCap; other reporting places the launch in May 2024.","source":"CoinMarketCap / DOJ SDNY Press Release","source_url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/few-and-far/"},{"date":"2024-05","event":"Few and Far launches the FAR token on a single exchange reportedly not legally available to U.S. investors; it opens near $0.13.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/06/nft-startup-founder-charged-with-misusing-funds-from-usd10-million-fundraising"},{"date":"2024-06","event":"FAR reaches its reported all-time high of about $0.18, then begins a sustained decline.","source":"CoinMarketCap","source_url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/few-and-far/"},{"date":"2025-06","event":"FAR has lost more than 99% of its value and soon stops trading meaningfully (approximate date).","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/06/nft-startup-founder-charged-with-misusing-funds-from-usd10-million-fundraising"},{"date":"2026-06","event":"Taj Tarsha is arrested by federal authorities.","source":"DOJ SDNY Press Release; Crypto Briefing","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud"},{"date":"2026-06","event":"Tarsha is released on a $500,000 personal recognizance bond.","source":"Cryptopolitan","source_url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/nft-founder-taj-tarsha-few-and-far-fraud/"},{"date":"2026-08","event":"The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York unseals an indictment charging Tarsha with one count of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud, each carrying up to 20 years in prison. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.","source":"DOJ SDNY Press Release","source_url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud"}],"sources_used":[{"url":"https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud","name":"DOJ SDNY Press Release: NFT Startup Founder Charged With Fraud","type":"regulatory","archive_url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20260805155912/https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/nft-startup-founder-charged-fraud","credibility":1,"archive_timestamp":"2026-08-05T15:59:12+00:00"},{"url":"https://fortune.com/2026/08/05/feds-crypto-founder-fraud-10-million-nft-investors-miami-condo-dj-hobby/","name":"Fortune: Feds accuse crypto founder of stealing $10 million from NFT investors, spending it on Miami condo and DJ hobby","type":"news_article","archive_url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20260806050552/https://fortune.com/2026/08/05/feds-crypto-founder-fraud-10-million-nft-investors-miami-condo-dj-hobby/","credibility":1,"archive_timestamp":"2026-08-06T05:05:52+00:00"},{"url":"https://decrypt.co/374986/nft-founder-10-million-fraud-gambling-dj-hobby","name":"Decrypt: Feds Say an NFT Founder Raised $10 Million Only to Blow It All on Gambling, Trading, and a DJ Hobby","type":"news_article","archive_url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20260806122320/https://decrypt.co/374986/nft-founder-10-million-fraud-gambling-dj-hobby","credibility":2,"archive_timestamp":"2026-08-06T12:23:20+00:00"},{"url":"https://cryptobriefing.com/few-and-far-founder-charged-fraud-10m-investors/","name":"Crypto Briefing: DOJ indicts NFT startup founder over alleged $10M investor fraud","type":"news_article","archive_url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20260806170333/https://cryptobriefing.com/few-and-far-founder-charged-fraud-10m-investors/","credibility":2,"archive_timestamp":"2026-08-06T17:03:33+00:00"},{"url":"https://protos.com/nft-firm-founder-indicted-for-using-treasury-to-support-dj-hobby/","name":"Protos: NFT firm founder indicted for using treasury to support DJ hobby","type":"news_article","archive_url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20260806144638/https://protos.com/nft-firm-founder-indicted-for-using-treasury-to-support-dj-hobby/","credibility":2,"archive_timestamp":"2026-08-06T14:46:38+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/410890/nft-founder-accused-using-millions-investor-funds-finance-dj-hobby-gambling","name":"The Block: NFT founder accused of using millions from investor funds to finance DJ hobby, gambling","type":"news_article","archive_url":null,"credibility":2,"archive_error":"error:no-request","archive_status":"unarchivable","archive_timestamp":null},{"url":"https://techfundingnews.com/web3-platform-few-and-far-raises-10-5m-to-assist-creators-with-digital-artwork/","name":"Tech Funding News: Web3 platform Few and Far raises $10.5M to assist creators with digital artwork","type":"news_article","archive_url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260807121221/https://techfundingnews.com/web3-platform-few-and-far-raises-10-5m-to-assist-creators-with-digital-artwork/","credibility":2,"archive_timestamp":"2026-08-07T12:12:21+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.coindesk.com/tv/near-to-impossible/partner-content-taj-tarsha-and-karisa-winett-co-founder-and-vp-of-operations-of-few-and-far","name":"CoinDesk TV: Taj Tarsha and Karisa Winett, Co-Founder and VP of Operations of Few and Far","type":"news_article","archive_url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20260724043314/https://www.coindesk.com/tv/near-to-impossible/partner-content-taj-tarsha-and-karisa-winett-co-founder-and-vp-of-operations-of-few-and-far","credibility":2,"archive_timestamp":"2026-07-24T04:33:14+00:00"},{"url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/few-and-far/","name":"Few and Far Protocol (FAR) — CoinMarketCap","type":"on_chain","archive_url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20260518042007/https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/few-and-far/","credibility":2,"archive_timestamp":"2026-05-18T04:20:07+00:00"},{"url":"https://icodrops.com/few-and-far/","name":"ICO Drops: Few and Far (FAR) token sale information","type":"other","archive_url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20260512054132/https://icodrops.com/few-and-far/","credibility":2,"archive_timestamp":"2026-05-12T05:41:32+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-charges-nft-founder-in-10m-investor-fraud","name":"OCCRP: US Charges NFT Founder in Alleged $10M Investor Fraud","type":"news_article","archive_url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20260807042555/https://www.occrp.org/en/news/us-charges-nft-founder-in-10m-investor-fraud","credibility":1,"archive_timestamp":"2026-08-07T04:25:55+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/06/nft-startup-founder-charged-with-misusing-funds-from-usd10-million-fundraising","name":"CoinDesk: Few and Far founder Taj Tarsha charged with misusing funds from $10 million raise","type":"news_article","archive_url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20260809031637/https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/06/nft-startup-founder-charged-with-misusing-funds-from-usd10-million-fundraising","credibility":2,"archive_timestamp":"2026-08-09T03:16:37+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/nft-founder-taj-tarsha-few-and-far-fraud/","name":"Cryptopolitan: NFT founder Taj Tarsha indicted over $10 million Few and Far fraud","type":"news_article","archive_url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20260807185712/https://www.cryptopolitan.com/nft-founder-taj-tarsha-few-and-far-fraud/","credibility":2,"archive_timestamp":"2026-08-07T18:57:12+00:00"},{"url":"https://crypto.news/doj-charges-few-and-far-nft-startup-founder-in-10m-case/","name":"crypto.news: DOJ charges Few and Far NFT startup founder in $10M case","type":"news_article","archive_url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260827221928/https://crypto.news/doj-charges-few-and-far-nft-startup-founder-in-10m-case/","credibility":2,"archive_timestamp":"2026-08-27T22:19:28+00:00"}],"source_tags":[],"addresses":[],"reviewed":true,"reviewed_by":null,"model_used":"claude-code-merge-writer","created_at":"2026-08-06T12:06:27.021794+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-01T23:48:56.424+00:00"},"source_quality":{"total":14,"tier1":1,"tier2":4,"tier3":0,"unrated":9},"follower_count":null,"content_updated_at":"2026-11-01T23:48:58.031Z","last_fact_checked_at":"2026-11-01T23:48:56.691Z","fact_check_next_allowed_at":"2026-11-08T23:48:56.691Z","update_next_allowed_at":null}