Subscriber OnlyTechnologyCryptoCriminal Past Haunts Surviving Founder of Troubled Crypto ExchangeRecords show Michael Patryn changed name twice in five yearsSays split with crypto exchange’s late CEO was over listingCrypto CEO Dies Holding the Only Passwords That Can Unlock MillionsByDoug Alexander and Matt Robinson+FollowMarch 19, 2019, 9:00 AM UTCFromHis crimes: identity theft related to a bank-and-credit card scam. His sentence: 18 months in U.S. federal prison and, later, deportation to Canada.Once there, Omar Dhanani underwent a remarkable transformation -- into a new identity and the wild world of cryptocurrencies.