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Brooklyn man sentenced for stealing nearly $16 million from Coinbase users

First reported September 24, 2026 by U.Today · covered by 4 sources

In short

A 23-year-old Brooklyn man, Ronald Spektor, was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for stealing nearly $16 million from about 100 Coinbase users. The theft involved phishing and social engineering while impersonating Coinbase.

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Written by our news service from the 4 sources below, updated September 24, 2026.

Timeline
  1. Sep 24, 06:29 UTC · U.Today
    Coinbase Scammer Gets Jail Time After Stealing Nearly $16 Million From Users ↗
  2. Sep 24, 06:46 UTC · CryptoBriefing
    Brooklyn man sentenced to 12 years for stealing $16M from Coinbase users ↗
  3. Sep 24, 07:35 UTC · Crypto.news
    Coinbase scammer gets 4–12 years for nearly $16M theft ↗
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  • neutralThe Block — “„$16 million Coinbase social engineering scheme”” ↗
  • neutralCrypto.news — “Coinbase impersonator Ronald Spektor” ↗
  • neutralCryptoBriefing — “stealing $16M from Coinbase users” ↗

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