{
  "id": 3252625,
  "title": "Las Vegas businessman convicted in $24 million 'AI supercomputer' crypto Ponzi scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/las-vegas-businessman-convicted-in-24-million-ai-supercomputer-crypto",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T11:46:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/25/crypto-supercomputer-ponzi-schemer-convicted-faces-up-to-280-years-in-prison"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brent Kovar has been found guilty of running a crypto Ponzi scheme, defrauding at least 400 investors out of $24 million.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Decrypt",
        "title": "Jury Convicts Las Vegas Man of $24M AI Crypto Mining Ponzi Scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/jury-convicts-las-vegas-man-of-24m-ai-crypto-mining-ponzi-scheme",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:50:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}