Friday 30 October 2026

Business · Canada · 10 d ago

Crypto King's fraud trial adjourned over medical issue

Photo: Toronto Star

The short version

Summary by teebeenews AI from 8 of 8 articles · written 2:45 pm ET

  • Aiden Pleterski's fraud trial was adjourned until next week due to a medical issue.
  • A forensic accountant testified that Pleterski spent nearly half of $36.3 million in investor funds on cars, credit cards, jets, and security.
  • Investors provided over $4.5 million, but Pleterski invested less than $200,000 and returned only a small fraction.
  • Pleterski was seen leasing a McLaren for $185,000 and spending $5.6 million on cars, according to testimony.
  • One investor secretly recorded calls after realizing he had lost $3.6 million to Pleterski.

What we don’t know yet

  • The outcome of the trial remains uncertain.
  • The total amount of investor losses has not been confirmed.

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How coverage grew

  1. First reported by Toronto Sun MANDEL: Realtor invested $3.6 million with Ontario ‘Crypto King’ — and saw just $700K

  2. CBC News Real estate developer testifies he gave ‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski $4.5M to invest

  3. Toronto Star A real estate developer told jurors he trusted the ‘Crypto King’ with $3.6M. Then he secretly recorded their calls

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