Noman Saleem Telegram Influencer Impersonation Fraud
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Noman Saleem, a 39-year-old man described in court records as being of Queens and Levittown, New York, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for running a Telegram-based crypto 'staking' scheme between late 2020 and early 2021 that impersonated well-known crypto influencers to solicit funds. Prosecutors said he obtained more than $1.4 million from victims through fake public and paid 'VIP' channels promising guaranteed staking returns that never existed; reported loss, forfeiture and restitution figures vary somewhat across outlets. This page covers material previously split across a duplicate page at /noman-saleem that was merged here.
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Timeline(4 events)
December 2020
Saleem allegedly began creating Telegram accounts impersonating well-known crypto influencers to solicit fraudulent staking investments; the scheme is reported to have run from December 2020 through at least March 2021.
BeInCryptoSeptember 2025
Noman Saleem pleaded guilty to wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
The BlockOctober 2025
Reporting on the guilty plea described a forfeiture order of approximately $1.8 million and restitution of $785,270, with a sentencing hearing then scheduled for March 3, 2026.
Investment Executive23 June 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced that Judge Deborah K. Chasanow had sentenced Saleem to 15 months in prison plus three years of supervised release.
The BlockDecision Log
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generated: 6/28/2026, 11:17:55 PM
last updated: 11/3/2026, 11:21:15 PM
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