A Florida teen is facing 30 felony charges for scamming people across America, and perpetrating the “Bit-Con” hack of prominent Twitter accounts including Bill Gates, Barack Obama, and Elon Musk.
TAMPA (CBSMiami) — A Florida man, a Florida teen and a British man are all facing charges for scamming people across America, and perpetrating the “Bit-Con” hack of prominent Twitter accounts including Bill Gates, Barack Obama, and Elon Musk. Graham Clark,17, was arrested Friday in Tampa, where the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office will prosecute him as an adult. Clark, said to be the mastermind, faces 30 felony charges, according to a news release. Meanwhile, Mason Sheppard, aka “Chaewon,” 19, of Bognor Regis, U. K., and Nima Fazeli, aka “Rolex,” 22, of Orlando, were charged in California federal court. “These crimes were perpetrated using the names of famous people and celebrities, but they’re not the primary victims here. This ‘Bit-Con’ was designed to steal money from regular Americans from all over the country, including here in Florida. This massive fraud was orchestrated right here in our backyard, and we will not stand for that,” Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren said.
