Ex-Vikings Investor Rejects Plea Deal in Cryptocurrency Case
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An Arizona businessman who once held a minority stake in the National Football League’s Minnesota Vikings rejected a plea deal after talks broke down with prosecutors, setting up an April trial.
Reginald Fowler is charged with running an unlicensed money-transmitting operation tied to virtual currency trading. He was set to plead guilty to a single felony, if he agreed to forfeit as much as $371 million in more than 50 accounts.