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== Biography == |
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Born {{birth based on age as of date|29|2023|9|8|noage=y|mos=y}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-09-08 |title=Thodex cryptocurrency boss jailed for 11,196 years in Turkey for fraud |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66752785 |access-date=2023-09-08}}</ref> two brothers<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years - Türkiye News |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/crypto-boss-sentenced-to-over-11-000-years-186133 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Hürriyet Daily News |language=en}}</ref> including brother Guven |
Born {{birth based on age as of date|29|2023|9|8|noage=y|mos=y}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-09-08 |title=Thodex cryptocurrency boss jailed for 11,196 years in Turkey for fraud |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66752785 |access-date=2023-09-08}}</ref> two brothers<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-08 |title=Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years - Türkiye News |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/crypto-boss-sentenced-to-over-11-000-years-186133 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Hürriyet Daily News |language=en}}</ref> including brother Guven.<ref name=":0" /> |
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He founded [[Thodex]] in Istanbul<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Albania extradites fugitive crypto boss - Türkiye News |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/albania-to-extradite-fugitive-crypto-boss-today-182503 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Hürriyet Daily News |language=en}}</ref> in 2017.<ref name=":0" /> |
He founded [[Thodex]] in Istanbul<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Albania extradites fugitive crypto boss - Türkiye News |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/albania-to-extradite-fugitive-crypto-boss-today-182503 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Hürriyet Daily News |language=en}}</ref> in 2017.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Grew to become one of Turkey's biggest crypto exchanges before collapsing in April 2021.<ref name=":0" /> |
Grew to become one of Turkey's biggest crypto exchanges before collapsing in April 2021.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Fled Turkey to Albania |
Fled Turkey to Albania on 20 April 2021.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-22 |title=Turkish crypto founder flees with reported $2 bln - Latest News |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-opens-probe-on-crypto-currency-platform-thodex-164149 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Hürriyet Daily News |language=en}}</ref> Authorities launched an investigation 22 April.<ref name=":3" /> |
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After an April 2021 Interpol arrest warrant,<ref name=":2" /> Arrested there in August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=Turkish cryptocurrency boss arrested in Albania - Türkiye News |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-cryptocurrency-boss-arrested-in-albania-176539 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Hürriyet Daily News |language=en}}</ref> Extradited to Turkey in April 2023.<ref name=":1" /> |
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On 7 September 2023,<ref name=":1" /> 11,196 years in prison in September 2023, after being found guilty of various charges including fraud. <ref name=":1" />Was tried with his two brothers<ref name=":1" /> crime had 2,027 victims.<ref name=":0" /> |
On 7 September 2023,<ref name=":1" /> 11,196 years in prison in September 2023, after being found guilty of various charges including fraud. <ref name=":1" />Was tried with his two brothers<ref name=":1" /> crime had 2,027 victims.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 19:10, 8 September 2023
Faruk Fatih Ozer (born 1993 or 1994) is a Turkish criminal, former cryptocurrency trader and former fugitive.
Foudned Thodex exchange, before it's 2021 collapse. Was sentenced to 11,196 in prison in 2023.
Biography
Born 1993 or 1994[1] two brothers[2] including brother Guven.[1]
He founded Thodex in Istanbul[3] in 2017.[1]
Grew to become one of Turkey's biggest crypto exchanges before collapsing in April 2021.[1]
Fled Turkey to Albania on 20 April 2021.[4] Authorities launched an investigation 22 April.[4]
After an April 2021 Interpol arrest warrant,[3] Arrested there in August 2022.[5] Extradited to Turkey in April 2023.[2]
On 7 September 2023,[2] 11,196 years in prison in September 2023, after being found guilty of various charges including fraud. [2]Was tried with his two brothers[2] crime had 2,027 victims.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Thodex cryptocurrency boss jailed for 11,196 years in Turkey for fraud". BBC News. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ a b c d e "Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ a b "Albania extradites fugitive crypto boss - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ a b "Turkish crypto founder flees with reported $2 bln - Latest News". Hürriyet Daily News. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "Turkish cryptocurrency boss arrested in Albania - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2023-09-08.