By CCN Markets: A scammer that called himself the “coyote of Wall Street” has admitted to telling clients he would invest their money in cryptocurrency only to keep it for himself. Patrick McDonnell, a 46-year-old from Staten Island in New York, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud on Friday. He explained to U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis, in comments reported by Bloomberg, that he spent the money on himself: I perpetrated a fraud. I claimed to invest it in virtual currency and spent it on personal expenses. How the “Coyote of Wall Street” Worked McDonnell, also known as
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