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FollowingA jury in Manhattan, New York, has found Jonathan Spalletta guilty of computer fraud and money laundering
Federal prosecutors said on Wednesday that a Manhattan jury has found Jonathan Spalletta, 36, of Rockville, Maryland, guilty of computer fraud and money laundering during two breaches of decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Uranium Finance in 2021. Spaleta was charged in March this year with participating in the above-mentioned attack. After a six-day trial, he was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff. President Rakoff was convicted of all counts and faces a maximum 10-year prison term for computer fraud and a maximum 20-year prison term for money laundering.
First hack: Fraud bonuses and threaten the platform
In the first hack on April 8, 2021, Spaleta extracted rewards far exceeding his due share by repeatedly executing a series of transactions with Uranium smart contracts, stealing approximately US$1.4 million. He then put pressure on Uranium to keep approximately $386,000 in the name of the so-called "loophole bounty" in exchange for a promise to return the remaining funds. Prosecutors called it a fake "loophole bounty" deal.
Two weeks after the attack, Spaleta wrote to another person: "A few weeks ago I carried out a $1.5 million cryptocurrency theft... There was a vulnerability in smart contracts, and I took advantage of it... Cryptocurrencies are fake online currencies anyway."
Second hacking attack: paralyzed the platform
On April 28, 2021, Spaleta used a contract error in calculating withdrawals across multiple liquidity pools to steal approximately US$53.3 million, causing Uranium to close due to insufficient funds. "Spaleta's criminal behavior caused real economic losses to countless ordinary people-more than $50 million-and brought the entire cryptocurrency platform to the ground," U.S. prosecutor Jamie McDonald said.
Money Laundering and Luxury Consumption: Collecting Rare Cards and Cultural Relics
Spaletta laundered stolen money through a series of transactions, including using the currency mixer Tornado Cash, and using the funds to purchase collectibles such as Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon cards. His Magic purchase record includes a Black Lotus card worth approximately $500,000 and 18 unopened packs of Alpha Supplement Pack cards worth approximately $1.5 million. For Pokémon cards, he spent about US$750,000 on a first edition complete basic set, and another US$257,500 on a box of unopened first edition supplementary pack cards.
In addition, he purchased a Roman silver coin (Eid Mar denarius) commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar for approximately US$601,545, and a piece of cloth carried to the moon by Neil Armstrong and derived from the Wright brothers 'original aircraft for approximately US$137,500.
Asset recovery
According to a search warrant, police seized the "Black Lotus" card, the piece of cloth and some coins from his residence. In February 2025, authorities also seized cryptocurrency from Uranium hackers, valued at approximately $31 million at the time. Prosecutors are calling on any victims who believe they have been affected by the Uranium hack to contact the Homeland Security Investigations to report the case.
