Yahoo Finance10d
Man pleads guilty to role in SEC social media account hack that led the price of bitcoin to spike
Eric Council Jr., 25, pleaded guilty to an identity theft charge in U.S. District Court in Washington, court records show. His sentencing is set for May. Council was arrested in October and ...
UPI10d
Man pleads guilty in hacking of SEC social media account, boosting bitcoin value
Eric Council Jr., 25, of Athens, posted a fraudulent message in the name of then-SEC Chairman Gary Gensler on X, temporarily causing the value of each bitcoin to increase by more than $1,000 ...
Gizmodo10d
Man Who Hijacked SEC’s X Account to Pump Bitcoin Faces Up to Five Years in Prison
Eric Council Jr., along with his co-conspirators, used their unauthorized access to the SEC’s X account to post a false statement claiming the agency had approved Bitcoin exchange-traded funds.
New York City Council Speaker calls for Adams resignation
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D) called on Mayor Eric Adams (D) to resign from his office, becoming the ...
NYC Council leaders weighing legal action to block Mayor Eric Adams’ new ICE enforcement policy
NEW YORK — City Council leaders are considering taking legal action to block what they are calling Mayor Eric Adams’ ...
Wall Street Journal10d
Man Behind Fake SEC Bitcoin ETF Post Pleads Guilty
Eric Council Jr., a 25-year-old from Athens, Ala., on Monday pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to one count of conspiring to commit identity theft and access device fraud ...
Democrat council member suggests Eric Adams' only 'crime' was wanting to cooperate with the Trump administration
New York City council member Robert Holden joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss the growing calls for Mayor Eric Adams to ...