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SafeMoon: the liquidity claim, conviction and 2026 sentence
The legal record concerns access to supposedly locked liquidity and diversion of investor assets.
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What the jury decided
A federal jury convicted SafeMoon CEO Braden John Karony in May 2025 of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. The Justice Department's account describes false representations about executive access to the liquidity pool and the use of pool assets for personal benefit. This is a conviction record for Karony, not merely the 2023 announcement of charges.
The later sentence
On 10 February 2026, the court sentenced Karony to 100 months in prison. The DOJ announcement also reported approximately $7.5 million in forfeiture and said restitution would be determined later. Those measures should not be described as money already returned to every holder. Outcomes for other defendants require their own records.
The technical question behind 'locked'
A pool balance and a marketing label cannot establish who is able to remove assets. Examine the liquidity-token holder, the locking contract, its expiry and any administrative path that can change the arrangement. This is the reusable research question from the case, not a conclusion that every fee-on-transfer token has the same misconduct.