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Charlie Shrem Is Home From Prison and Moving ‘Onward’

Wed Jul 20, 2016 5:09 am

Charlie Shrem has been released from prison and is quite happy to be out. In a blog post written on his personal website, he thanked the hundreds of people who showed him support while being locked up in Lewisburg Federal Prison Camp in Pennsylvania.

Former BitInstant Co-Founder Charlie Shrem Is a Free Man

Charlie Shrem, co-founder of the now-defunct BitInstant, is out of prison and spending time with family and friends in the state of Pennsylvania.

Shrem was sentenced to 24 months in prison for aiding and abetting an unlicensed money transmission that derived from the Silk Road marketplace. On March 30th, 2015, Shrem surrendered himself to the authorities and entered Lewisburg FPC after being under house arrest for 14 months.



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Re: Charlie Shrem Is Home From Prison and Moving ‘Onward’

Wed Jul 20, 2016 6:17 am

For those who missed it, here is the recent AMA he did on the Bitcoin.com forums: ama-ask-me-anything/i-m-charlie-shrem-b ... -t239.html
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