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'Crypto King' investor recounts the moment he learned $311M investment fund didn’t exist

CBC News · October 9, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

'Crypto King' investor recounts the moment he learned $311M investment fund didn’t exist

An investor and friend of Aiden Pleterski showed up at the lakefront mansion of the self-described "Crypto King" in June 2022 to "get proof in person" of how much money was in Pleterski’s investment account.

Pleterski has pleaded not guilty to fraud over $5,000 and money laundering.

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'Crypto King' investor recounts the moment he learned $311M investment fund didn’t exist

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