NY AG files lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky, alleging he hid Celsius’ 'dire financial condition'

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a suit against Alex Mashinsky, alleging the Celsius laminitis and CEO made galore “false and misleading statements” which led to investors losing billions. 

In a Jan. 5 announcement, the New York Attorney General’s bureau announced the lawsuit, which allegedly progressive defrauding much than 26,000 residents of the U.S. authorities retired of billions of dollars worthy of crypto. According to James, Mashinsky’s actions starring up to Celsius declaring bankruptcy contributed to capitalist losses by misrepresenting the platform’s fiscal information and failing to personally registry arsenic required by authorities law.

“As the erstwhile CEO of Celsius, Alex Mashinsky promised to pb investors to fiscal state but led them down a way of fiscal ruin,” said James. “The instrumentality is wide that making mendacious and unsubstantiated promises and misleading investors is illegal. Today, we are taking enactment connected behalf of thousands of New Yorkers who were defrauded by Mr. Mashinsky to recoup their losses.”

The suit aimed to prohibition Mashinsky from “doing concern successful New York” successful the aboriginal arsenic good arsenic wage damages, restitution, and disgorgement to affected Celsius investors.

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