ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, documents submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on September 13 show that former Chief Revenue Officer of the crypto lending company Celsius, Roni Cohen-Pavon, pleaded guilty to four criminal charges of conspiracy to commit price manipulation, securities fraud, manipulation of securities prices, and wire fraud. He has posted a $40 million bail and is released until the sentencing hearing on December 11.The plea is part of an agreement with prosecutors that requires Cohen-Pavon to compensate parties affected by the collapse of Celsius. It is alleged that former CEO Alex Mashinsky profited approximately $42 million from the sale of CEL tokens by artificially inflating prices, while Cohen-Pavon earned about $3.6 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon was charged with fraud by New York federal prosecutors hours after being arrested by police in Montenegro. According to the indictment, Kwon is accused of conspiracy to commit fraud, commodity fraud, securities fraud, telecommunications fraud, and conspiracy to manipulate the market.It is reported that in February this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed civil charges against Terraform and Do Kwon, accusing them of defrauding investors and selling unregistered securities and securities swaps.Earlier reports indicated that Montenegro's Interior Minister Filip Adzic announced that Do Kwon was arrested by police at Podgorica Airport in Montenegro earlier on Thursday while using forged documents. The National Police Agency of South Korea later confirmed his identity. (source link)