Straight Line of the Day: This Guy in Turkey Got a Sentence of Over 11,000 Years. When He Gets Out, …

Turkish Crypto Boss Sentenced to Over 11,000 Years in Prison
Seattle Times | 9/9/23 | Taylan Bilgic

Faruk Fatih Ozer, who ran crypto exchange Thodex until it imploded in 2021, was sentenced to 11,196 years in prison by a Turkish court for crimes including fraud.

Delivering its verdict late Thursday, the court in Istanbul sentenced Ozer and his two siblings to similar-length jail terms, finding them guilty of aggravated fraud, leading a criminal organization and money laundering.

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