A federal judge has signed an order requiring 'BitBoy Crypto' YouTuber Ben Armstrong to appear in Florida as part of a state conference related to a lawsuit involving several crypto-influencers.
In an April 12 filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Judge Melissa Damian ordered Armstrong and his attorney to appear on April 20 along with the legal team representing the influencers. According to the order, the conference was intended to raise awareness of Armstrong's "harassment of plaintiffs' counsel."
Armstrong, along with several other YouTubers, were named in $1 billion lawsuit filed on March 15 for allegedly promoting โFTX crypto fraud without disclosing compensation.โ Adam Moskowitz, who is representing plaintiff Edwin Garrison and others in the class action lawsuit, said Armstrong harassed the legal team with "endless phone calls, tweets and emails," "vulgarity-filled" voicemails and social media posts that They suggested threats.
An April 5 filing showing cause for a hearing with Armstrong detailed "daily violent threats" by the YouTuber, in addition to responses to threatening and insulting emails prior to receiving process documents. The legal team also reported in a March 20 filing that one of Armstrong's voicemails included the YouTuber allegedly threatening to surround Moskowitz's home with protesters "24/7."
"The scope of the attacks (including death threats), examples of which are provided in those documents and which have continued on a daily basis ever since, required the undersigned attorney to open an FBI investigation into Armstrong, as well as the investigative files of local law enforcement authorities by attorneys for the plaintiffs and their families," Moskowitz said.
Armstrong's Twitter posts reclaimed the original lawsuit over FTX's compensation disclosure had "absolutely no merit." The crypto-influencer is no stranger to online controversy, regularly insulting high-profile figures, including The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, and being generally dismissive of the class action lawsuit.
So let me get this straight... Adam Moskowitz flippantly falsely links me as a paid promoter of FTX, a site where people adjudicate EVERYTHING... lots of lost life savings. Many on the verge of suicide.
And this fragile cunt claims that he is the one who is scared and at risk because I insult him.
โBen Armstrong (@Bitboy_Crypto) April 6, 2023
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In August 2022, Armstrong filed a defamation lawsuit against YouTuber Erling Mengshoel Jr, aka 'Atozy', in response to a video Mengshoel posted claiming that "This YouTuber scams his fans... Bitboy Crypto." armstrong dropped the lawsuit after Mengshoel raised more than $200,000 in a campaign for his defense in less than 24 hours.
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