According to CoinMeta, a woman from Irvine, California, USA, identified as Iris Rabaya Au, was sentenced to 18 months of federal imprisonment for failing to report illegal earnings of over $2.6 million to the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and she is also required to pay $1.484 million in compensation. Iris Rabaya Au assisted cryptocurrency scammer Adam Iza in hiding funds, which included payments of $1 million to the Los Angeles County Police Department, nearly $10 million in entertainment expenses, and $16 million in cryptocurrency purchases. (Source: United States Department of Justice)