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A court in Toronto has set a trial date for Aiden Pleterski, the self-styled "Crypto King" accused of defrauding investors out of more than $40 million.
Aiden Pleterski accused of defrauding investors out of more than $40M
Thomas Daigle · CBC News
· Posted: Jun 25, 2025 2:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: 14 minutes ago
A court in Toronto has set a trial date for Aiden Pleterski, the self-styled "Crypto King" accused of defrauding investors out of more than $40 million.
Pleterski wore a black Green Day T-shirt as he appeared in Ontario Superior Court Wednesday afternoon by video. A judge confirmed Pleterski's four-week jury trial would begin Oct. 5, 2026.
The 26-year-old is alleged to have only invested a small portion of the money clients gave to him to put in cryptocurrency and foreign currency markets. Instead, he's suspected of spending much of it on luxury cars, vacations and a lakefront mansion — all for himself.
Pleterski was charged last year with fraud and money laundering. Durham Regional Police called the case their biggest-ever fraud investigation.
He's scheduled to return to court on Nov. 12 by video at 9:30 am.
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Thomas is a CBC News reporter based in Toronto. In recent years, he has covered some of the biggest stories in the world, from the 2015 Paris attacks to the Tokyo Olympics and the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. He's reported from the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa and the Pope's visit to Canada aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people. Thomas can be reached at thomas.daigle@cbc.ca.
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