Pinellas Park Man Charged in Cryptocurrency Scheme

Pinellas Park Man and Alabama Man Charged in $300,000 Cryptocurrency Scheme

Pinellas Park, Florida – A Pinellas Park man and an Alabama man have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice in connection with a cryptocurrency scheme that netted the duo over $300,000. Devin Alan Rhoden, 24, from Pinellas Park, and Berman Jerry Nowlin, Jr., 20, from Huntsville, Alabama, are accused of fraudulently receiving funds from investors around the world through their elaborate scam. The pair allegedly utilized blockchain technology to transfer the cryptocurrency from one platform to another, making it harder to trace the funds.