Crypto-Stealing SIM Swapper Pleads Guilty, Gets 10 Years in Prison - Bitcoin News

Joel Ortiz, a college student who allegedly stole cryptocurrency worth over $5 million, has pleaded guilty and accepted a 10-year prison sentence. Ortiz Joel Ortiz, a college student who allegedly stole cryptocurrency worth over $5 million, has pleaded guilty accepting a 10-year prison sentence. Ortiz was arrested last year and accused of hijacking the phone numbers of around 40 people. He is now the first person to be sentenced for a crime known as SIM swapping.