Ex-SPAC CFO Gets 3 Years in Scheme to Trade Meme Stocks, Crypto
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The former chief financial officer for a group of special purpose acquisition companies was sentenced to three years in prison for a scheme to embezzle more than $5 million to trade in crypto assets and meme stocks.
Cooper Morgenthau, 36, of African Gold Acquisition Corp., admitted stealing the money from the SPACs for more than a year beginning in June 2021. He was sentenced in a hearing on Thursday, Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement.