A young man is facing jail time for his part in a high-profile scam. A federal judge sentenced Nicholas Truglia to 18 months in prison for taking part in a scheme that stole $22 million in cryptocurrencies from Michael Terpin, according to a report. The Triggers token was stolen from Terpin and the perpetrators asked Truglia to convert it into Bitcoins. Truglia has been described as a member of a larger criminal group that used a variety of methods to commit crimes. Terpin was able to recover some of his losses after accusing a New York state teen of leading the group. The teen said that Truglia and two other people were involved in his crime. The only person subject to criminal charges in the group is Truglia, and he is facing civil penalties of more than 80 million dollars. The relatively light sentence seems to have been influenced by Truglia'sautism, which defense attorney Jeffrey Udell claims made it harder to understand the real-world consequences of the theft. This isn't the largest hack in recent history. The state-backed hackers and online gangs have been linked to hundreds of millions of dollars in thefts. The length of the sentence isn't likely to deter other people. The sentence sent a message that aiding thieves is still a serious crime.
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