The former CEO of SafeMoon has been convicted on three felony charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, Money Laundering, and wire fraud.

According to a message from Shenchao TechFlow on May 22, reported by Cointelegraph, the former CEO of the Crypto Assets company SafeMoon, Braden John Karony, was found guilty by a jury in the Eastern District of New York Federal Court on three felony charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, Money Laundering, and wire fraud.

The prosecution accused Karony of embezzling and misappropriating millions of dollars in SFM coins along with former Chief Technology Officer Thomas Smith and platform founder Kyle Nagy. Among them, Smith has pleaded guilty and testified in court, while Nagy is reported to have fled to Russia.

This case is seen as a bellwether for federal prosecutor Joseph Nocella's handling of digital asset and fraud cases in the region. Karony's sentencing date has not yet been determined, and he may face years in prison.