The College Student Who Stole $7.5M via SIM Swapping | Cowboy Kings of Crypto

Joel Ortiz was arrested at LAX, dressed head to toe in ostentations and gaudy Gucci, as he was about to fly to Europe with $250,000 in cash converted from cryptocurrency that he’d stolen from at least 40 victims a few months earlier to the tune of $7.5 million. Tracked by REACT, a Santa Clara,...

23 min - True Crime - VICE

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