A former resident of the Hollywood Hills pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges of defrauding investors out of more than $13 million in a cryptocurrency scheme.
Vincent Mazzotta Jr., 54, along with a co-defendant and others, bilked investors by falsely promising high-yield profits from cryptocurrency markets using automated trading robots powered by artificial intelligence, according to court documents.
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