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Teenage “Ninja Scammer” Turns $13M Crypto into Lamborghini Lifestyle
A Canadian teenager has pleaded guilty in the United States after prosecutors said he stole more than $13 million in cryptocurrency through social engineering scams and funded an “exotic lifestyle” in Miami and Los Angeles. Investigators said around $1.2 million was quickly spent on luxury cars, private jets, and rentals in Miami and Los Angeles. Vehicles included BMW models and a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ. Funds were also used for private jet travel and tickets for “two girls from New York.” US prosecutors charged Trenton Richard Johnston in May, when he was 19. They said he and co-conspirators impersonated ... (full story)