Muğla-based Bitcoin and altcoin platform Vebitcoin announced that it had stopped its activities last year, leaving many people in a bad situation. The sentences requested for the 16 defendants, including İlker Baş, nicknamed “Baron”, the CEO of Vebitcoin, have been determined. Here are the details…
The punishment to be given to the founder of the Bitcoin platform has been determined
cryptocoin.com As we have also reported, Muğla-based Vebitcoin announced that it suddenly stopped its activities last year. This move, especially after the Thodex scandal, left many victims and worried. Vebitcoin’s CEO, İlker Baş, and other employees working in the company have been detained for a while. The sentences to be given were determined in the indictment prepared against 16 defendants, including the CEO, recently.
According to the 250-page indictment, İlker Baş and his wife Güliz Baş, along with 14 other defendants, were sentenced to 1,316 years in prison for qualified fraud. According to the indictment, the company transferred $488,000 in cryptocurrencies to different wallets when it ceased operations. The Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) had blocked Vebitcoin’s financial accounts in Turkey. Victims YDÇ., AG, H.Ö., MOY, İ.FT, BK and GA filed a complaint claiming that they could not withdraw their crypto money from Vebitcoin.
Details of the indictment
İlker Baş and Güliz Baş were taken into custody on April 23, 2021. Three days later, they were arrested at the courthouse where they were transferred. At that time, with the objection to the Criminal Judgeship of Peace on Duty, it was decided to release everyone except İlker Baş on condition of judicial control. Later, Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office added new suspects to the file. The 249-page indictment in question was prepared by Muğla Public Prosecutors Mehmet Şirin Keleş and Sevcan Erciyas.
In the indictment, 329 victims who were harmed due to Vebitcoin were mentioned. He pointed out that the website of Vebitcoin was promoted, and some social media posts were made to gain trust. On the other hand, it was mentioned that there were a lot of negative comments about the company on the complaint sites. According to the indictment, İlker Baş said that Vebitcoin made a profit through buying and selling on the website. He stated that his monthly income is 1.5 million liras. He stated that he allocated 15 thousand liras for family needs and spent the rest for the company.
He said that the company’s transaction volume is an average of 800 million lira per month. On the other hand, according to the indictment, the Vebitcoin organization in question operated in a hierarchical manner. According to the indictment, the leader was giving the instructions, while the managers and members were making crypto money transactions in line with the instructions. In the document, it was stated that the manager Berkay Baş sent 488 thousand dollars of crypto money to a different wallet account on April 23, 2021, upon the instruction of İlker Baş.
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