[California Woman Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Concealing $2.6 Million in Crypto Crime Proceeds] BlockBeats News, September 22: On September 21, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Iris Rabaya Au, a 37-year-old woman from Irvine, Orange County, California, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for failing to report over $2.6 million in illegal income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). She was also ordered to pay $1.484 million in restitution and forfeit several luxury cars, high-performance vehicles, designer handbags, and three "Godfather" sculptures, among other assets. Au is the ex-girlfriend of cryptocurrency scammer Adam Iza. Prosecutors stated that between 2020 and 2024, Iza fraudulently obtained Meta advertising accounts and credit lines, selling account access to generate millions of dollars in unreported income. Under Iza's direction, Au established shell companies and opened bank accounts, using the funds to pay approximately $1 million to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) officers and to purchase or lease luxury homes, cars, jewelry, and clothing. The funds were also used to cover nearly $10 million in entertainment expenses for the pair and to purchase approximately $16 million in cryptocurrency for Iza. Between 2020 and 2023, Au transferred over $2.6 million into her personal bank accounts but failed to accurately report this income on her federal tax returns. In March 2025, she pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false tax return. Iza had already pleaded guilty in January 2025 to charges including conspiracy to violate rights, wire fraud, and tax evasion. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 5. Additionally, Iza was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his involvement in an attempted Bitcoin robbery and kidnapping case in Connecticut in August 2024. [Original Link]