Talesh prosecutor: 12 suspects in $10.5 million financial case arrested in Talesh

Twelve people have been charged and ordered held in connection with a case the prosecutor in Talesh called FNDK, the prosecutor said. He said people allegedly solicited funds from multiple individuals by claiming to trade cryptocurrencies using artificial intelligence, and that many people deposited funds into accounts linked to the scheme. The prosecutor estimated the value involved at $10,559,000 in the stablecoin Tether. He said the 12 suspects have been charged with "major disruption of the economic order," were issued pretrial detention orders and were transferred to Lakan Prison after the detention orders were issued. / Mehr (source: Shargh newspaper)