The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York said in a statement that it had filed charges against three British citizens for their alleged involvement in the 2021 Evolved Apes NFT Rug scam. According to the statement, the three were charged with wire fraud and money laundering, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. According to the indictment, the three made a total of 798 Ethereum (worth about $2.7 million at the time) and transferred the misappropriated funds to their own private accounts through multiple cryptocurrency transactions. (DL News)