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Crypto Scammer Gets Guilty Verdict | San Jose News
A federal jury just convicted Japheth Dillman, co-founder of a San Francisco crypto trading fund, on wire fraud and conspiracy charges for allegedly defrauding over 20 investors out of nearly $1 million. Between 2017 and 2018, Dillman pitched an automated trading system called “Autotrader” that supposedly generated massive profits — but prosecutors say he knew it was a scam. Instead of investing returns, the money funded his personal expenses and risky crypto ventures that collapsed. Now on bond, Dillman faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine at sentencing in December — a sobering…
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