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Long Island Man Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Extortion Scheme Long Island Man Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Extortion Scheme
Long Island Man Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Extortion Scheme A Long Island man was charged for his alleged role in a multi-million dollar extortion scheme to scam a startup cryptocurrency company. Steven Nerayoff, 48, of Great Neck, and Rhode Island resident Michael Hlady, 47, were charged in Brooklyn federal court this week for their roles in the scheme to defraud a Seattle-based startup mobile-based business. It is alleged that Nerayoff, an attorney, and Hlady threatened to destroy a startup cryptocurrency company if they were not paid millions of dollars in the cryptocurrency Ether. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that the victim specializes …

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