This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part four in a four-part series. Read part one here, ...

Early court filings covered by CoinDesk alleged Andrade, a Texas resident ... of one of the first and longest-running crypto "pump-and-dump" cases to involve U.S. federal prosecutors.

A jury in California convicted Rowland Marcus Andrade of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the sale of AML Bitcoin.