Roni Cohen-Pavon, the former chief revenue officer of the bankrupt cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, has consented to forfeit more than $1 million to U.S. authorities prior to his sentencing hearing.根据周二的法庭文件，判决金额为 1,070,000 美元，可追溯到他的犯罪所得。
美国Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams stated that Cohen-Pavon will receive credit for any funds, in cash or cryptocurrency, he held on Celsius that are paid out through the platform's bankruptcy proceedings.
Cohen-Pavon 于 2023 年 9 月承认欺诈和合谋操纵摄氏度 CEL 代币价格的指控。 The U.S. Attorney's filing did not recommend a specific sentence but requested the judge consider a reduction for providing "substantial assistance" to authorities.他定于周四在美国纽约南区地方法院宣判。
The collapse of Celsius in 2022 was a major event in the cryptocurrency industry, following the Terra ecosystem's downfall and preceding the bankruptcy of other large platforms like FTX. 2025 年 5 月，Celsius 前首席执行官 Alex Mashinsky 被判处 12 年监禁，并同意没收超过 4800 万美元。
In April, Cohen-Pavon's lawyers requested a sentence limited to time already served, citing his cooperation with the government and his role in Mashinsky's guilty plea. In a letter to Judge John Koeltl, Cohen-Pavon accepted full responsibility, stating, "I pleaded guilty because I am guilty. I participated in the manipulation of the CEL token."
In a related development, SDNY Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered on Thursday that $10 million in assets linked to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried be applied to his forfeiture agreement. Bankman-Fried 因诈骗 FTX 客户和投资者而被判处 25 年监禁，并被责令支付超过 110 亿美元。截至周三，对其定罪和判刑的上诉仍有待审理。