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A federal court in Brooklyn has sentenced former investment banker Rashawn Russell to 41 months in prison for his involvement in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme and identity theft. Investors suffered losses of approximately $1.5 million, which Russell must now repay. 
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Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research and a key witness in the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has been sentenced to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. During this period, she must cooperate with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The court also ordered her to pay an $11 billion fine and forfeit her assets. 
Attorneys for Ryan Salame, a former top executive of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, are seeking a sentence of no more than 18 months in prison. They assert that their client had no involvement in the fraudulent activities orchestrated by former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. 
On April 12th, a former senior security engineer for a major international tech company was sentenced to three years in prison. His crimes involved the hacking of two decentralized cryptoexchanges, as well as the theft of over $12 million in digital assets.