A federal choose has ordered that sure financial institution accounts and properties related to former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky be frozen following a movement from the USA Justice Division.
Based on a Sept. 5 submitting in U.S. District Courtroom for the Southern District of New York, a choose signed off on a request to unseal a restraining order associated to Mashinsky’s belongings. The Justice Division froze accounts at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch beneath the names of holding corporations in addition to accounts at First Republic Securities, SoFi Financial institution and SoFi Securities beneath Mashinsky’s identify.
Mashinsky’s property in Austin, Texas, which he bought together with his spouse Kristine in 2021, was additionally included within the order. The home had been listed on the market for greater than a yr, across the time Celsius filed for bankruptcy in July 2022.
It is a growing story, and additional data shall be added because it turns into obtainable.
