# Brooklyn man sentenced to 12 years for stealing $16 million in Coinbase phishing scheme

https://mins.news/en/item/72188

- CoinDesk, 2026-09-24 11:33 UTC
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- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/09/24/brooklyn-man-sent-to-prison-for-12-years-for-stealing-usd16m-in-a-coinbase-phishing-scheme

> A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for stealing about $16 million through a Coinbase phishing scheme. He allegedly persuaded roughly 100 people across the United States to transfer money by claiming their accounts had been hacked.

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