Instagram Influencer Jay Mazini Was Charged With Wire Fraud For Allegedly Stealing $2.5 Million In Bitcoin From His Followers

Instagram Influencer Jay Mazini Was Charged With Wire Fraud For Allegedly Stealing $2.5 Million In Bitcoin From His Followers

BuzzFeed-News·2021-03-25 05:00

Instagram influencer Jay Mazini was charged on Wednesday with wire fraud for allegedly scheming and cheating his followers out of $2.5 million in Bitcoin, according to federal prosecutors.

According to a federal complaint filed against Igbara, born Jegara Igbara, he told his nearly 1 million Instagram followers to send him Bitcoin in exchange for wire transfers of cash, but then allegedly never sent the money.

Representatives for Igbara didn’t immediately return BuzzFeed News’ request for comment.

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