The New York Southern (NYSE:SO) District Court has ruled in favor of the United States government to intervene in a civil case against Jon Barry Thompson, who is alleged of a $7 million Bitcoin (BTC)-related fraud.
With Judge Loretta A. Preska’s ruling on Nov. 19, the U.S. government — in this case, represented by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) — now has the right to intervene in civil proceedings that are running parallel to a criminal multimillion Bitcoin scam case.