# Crypto King guilty of stealing millions from investors

> Toronto jury convicts Aiden Pleterski of fraud after he stole investor money to buy private jets, luxury cars and a lakefront mansion.
- Title: Crypto King guilty of stealing millions from investors
- Summary: Toronto jury convicts Aiden Pleterski of fraud after he stole investor money to buy private jets, luxury cars and a lakefront mansion.
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c32l4w8gq0y1o
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## Jury finds Pleterski guilty of fraud
A Toronto jury convicted 27-year-old Aiden Pleterski of one count of fraud over five thousand Canadian dollars on Thursday after just hours of deliberation.
## He stole millions and spent lavishly
Pleterski is believed to have taken more than thirty-six million Canadian dollars from investors through his company AP Private Equity Limited and spent about half on luxury goods.
## Spending included jets, cars and mansion
Prosecutors said he used stolen funds for multiple private jet trips, about five point six million Canadian dollars on luxury vehicles, and forty-five thousand Canadian dollars monthly on a lakefront mansion in Burlington, Ontario.
## Sentencing hearing set for November
Pleterski represented himself at trial, presented no evidence and did not testify. He returns to court on thirteen November for a sentencing hearing.

> He was a thief. A thief who stole investor money and used it as he pleased.
## Key takeaway

Aiden Pleterski, a 27-year-old Toronto fraudster who called himself the Crypto King, was convicted of stealing millions from investors and spending it on luxury goods.