Citizen journalism  Autism Capital @AutismCapital on Twitter:"Fun facts about the Avraham Eisenberg case you may have missed: He is currently represented by a public defender. He was charged in SDNY but was arrested in PR; so before he pleas a judge needs to issue an order transferring him to SDNY. He also KYC'd as a Ukranian woman."

US prosecutors have pressed criminal charges against a man accused of attempting to steal some $110 million last October by rigging crypto exchange Mango Markets, an entity run by the Mango decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The individual is suspected of commodities fraud and manipulation. 

Indeed, the DOJ charged and arrested Eisenberg for “market manipulation offenses”, per an official statement from U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday. Eisenberg also stands accused of commodities fraud and commodities manipulation, as revealed by a second filing.

Avraham Eisenberg, the crypto investor whose “highly profitable trading strategy” drained DeFi trading platform Mango Markets of crypto worth $110 million, was arrested Monday in Puerto Rico, court documents said. The self-described game theorist admitted his role in draining Mango Markets’ treasury shortly after the incident in mid-October, and may now be the first U.S. resident to face charges for his role in manipulating a decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform. Eisenberg faces charges of commodities fraud and commodities manipulation, according to a filing unsealed Tuesday. The charges could see punishments ranging from fines to prison time. (Coindesk)

A well-known crypto trader linked to last month’s $114 million Mango Markets exploit is at it again – but this time appears to have gotten hung up.

As described by analysts at Lookonchain on Nov. 22, tokens of decentralized exchange Curve Finance (CRV) appear to have suffered a major <a href="https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1595022256018702339" target="_blank">short-seller attack</a>. According to Lookonchain, ponzishorter.eth, an address associated with <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/mango-markets-hacker-proposes-steep-settlement">Mango Markets exploiter</a> Avraham Eisenberg, first swapped 40 million USD Coin (USDC) on Nov. 13 into decentralized finance protocol Aave to borrow CRV for selling.&nbsp;