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Brothers Anton and James Peraire-Bueno accused of $25 million Ethereum fraud

Two brothers were arrested and charged with wire fraud after federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused them of stealing about $25 million in cryptocurrency from traders in an elaborate online heist that prosecutors described as a “one-of-a-kind” ploy.

Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Peraire-Bueno, 28, of New York, allegedly carried out “a technologically sophisticated and cutting-edge scheme that they planned for months and executed in seconds” , said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. in a press release Wednesday.

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