Key takeaways:
- Avraham Eisenberg is alleged to have had child pornography in his possession.
- According to the most recent court document, Eisenberg allegedly distributed child pornographic photographs from 2017 to 2022.
Avraham Eisenberg is alleged to have had child pornography in his possession. In October 2022, Eisenberg was found guilty of fraud and market manipulation in connection with a $110 million theft from the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Mango Markets.
According to a court document dated April 3 and made public on April 26, Eisenberg’s gadgets contained pictures of prepubescent children under the age of twelve.
The most recent accusations follow another court filing from August 2023 that stated the photos were initially discovered on Eisenberg’s mobile phones and laptops during an initial investigation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation into the claims of market manipulation and fraud.
Following the identification of child pornographic material on Eisenberg’s electronic devices, the law enforcement organization applied for and was granted an extension of the initial warrant’s search parameters in February 2023.
According to the most recent court document, Eisenberg allegedly distributed child pornographic photographs from 2017 to 2022. According to the court filing:
“The defendant knowingly possessed and accessed with intent to view a book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, computer disk, and other material that contained an image of child pornography.”
The Mango Markets scammer may spend up to 10 years in prison if proven guilty, although the accusations are still unproven. The US penal code sets a maximum sentence of ten years in jail for simple possession of child pornography, with no minimum requirement.
The undercover reporter Christopher Brunet stated that he was able to acquire screenshots of Eisenberg’s talks with the minors but that the “conversations are too disgusting to post on Substack.”
After being detained in US custody since January 2023, Eisenberg was arrested in Puerto Rico in December 2022. In October 2022, he was found guilty of fraud and market manipulation related to the $110 million Mango Markets DeFi protocol exploit.
Following a two-week jury trial, the court returned a verdict on April 18. At a hearing on July 29, the judge will announce the sentence. For charges of fraud, Eisenberg may spend up to 20 years in jail.
