Ronald Spektor
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Ronald Spektor, 23, of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn (online handle @lolimfeelingevil), pleaded guilty on September 2, 2026 to a 31-count indictment and was sentenced on September 23, 2026 to 4 to 12 years in prison for operating a phishing and social-engineering scheme that stole nearly $16 million from approximately 100 Coinbase users across the United States between April 2023 and December 2024. He was ordered to pay approximately $16 million in restitution and to forfeit assets valued at over $500,000. These findings are based on a guilty plea and a court-issued sentence — not merely allegations.
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Timeline(6 events)
1 April 2023
Scheme begins — Spektor starts impersonating Coinbase support and defrauding users. Approximate start date based on indictment.
Brooklyn DA — Indictment Press Release1 October 2024
Single California victim loses more than $6 million in what investigators identified as the largest individual theft in the scheme.
ABC7 New York — Indictment Coverage1 December 2024
Scheme ends — approximate end date of the fraud period cited in the indictment.
Brooklyn DA — Indictment Press Release19 December 2025
Spektor arraigned on a 31-count indictment in Brooklyn Supreme Court before Justice Danny Chun; pleads not guilty. Bail set at $500,000 cash; father's bail attempt rejected.
Brooklyn DA — Indictment Press Release2 September 2026
Spektor pleads guilty to the entire 31-count indictment, including first-degree money laundering, first-degree grand larceny, first-degree criminal possession of stolen property, and scheme to defraud.
Brooklyn DA — Sentencing Press Release23 September 2026
Sentenced by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun to 4 to 12 years in state prison, with restitution of approximately $15,944,000 and forfeiture of assets valued at over $500,000.
Brooklyn DA — Sentencing Press ReleaseDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 event). 5 of 6 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
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generated: 9/24/2026, 12:04:49 PM
last updated: 9/24/2026, 12:56:40 PM
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