Ronald Spektor Coinbase Phishing Sentencing (September 2026)
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last 45 days- September 2026CoinDesk and other crypto news outlets reported on the sentencing.
- September 2026Spektor was sentenced to four to twelve years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $16 million in restitution plus forfeit assets valued at over $500,000.
Summary
On September 23, 2026, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun sentenced Ronald Spektor, 23, to four to twelve years in prison and ordered him to pay nearly $16 million in restitution after he pleaded guilty to a 31-count indictment for a social-engineering scheme that impersonated Coinbase support staff and drained the accounts of approximately 100 victims. This page covers the September 2026 sentencing outcome and related restitution/forfeiture order; see the existing profile on Ronald Spektor for the broader case history.
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Timeline(3 events)
2 September 2026
Ronald Spektor pleaded guilty to all 31 counts of the indictment, including first-degree grand larceny, first-degree money laundering, and first-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
Brooklyn District Attorney's OfficeSeptember 2026
Spektor was sentenced to four to twelve years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $16 million in restitution plus forfeit assets valued at over $500,000.
Brooklyn District Attorney's OfficeDecision Log
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