Cooper Morgenthau, 35, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud on Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan federal court.
He also agreed to forfeit $5.11 million and pay an equal amount in restitution, and settled related civil charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Authorities said that between June 2021 and August 2022, Morgenthau stole more than $1.2 million from African Gold Acquisition Corp To cover his losses, Morgenthau then raised $4.7 million from investors in SPACs known as Strategic Metals Acquisition Corp, only to lose most of it through crypto trading, the SEC said.
It fired Morgenthau last August after he ran out of money and vendors refused to work for the company, the SEC said.
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