Bitconned: The story of Miami crypto bros facing 100 years in prison
Netflix has debuted a new crypto documentary, Bitconned . The movie begins in Miami’s decadent 2017 ICO era and ends, years later, in guilty pleas to criminal fraud. One quote from Centra founder Raymond Trapani encapsulates the storyline: “We lied, we cheated, we made millions of dollars. And now I’m facing over 100 years.” According to friends and family members, Trapani had aspired to be a millionaire since childhood. He even had a juvenile scheme in which he acquired pharmaceuticals using a stolen pad of prescription paper. After reselling drugs on the street and earning thousands of dollars in illegal profits, police apprehended Trapani and his friends. “It’s disappointing that he turned out to be the way he is,” said one of his former drug dealing partners. Miami Exotics The gaudy excesses of Miami quickly became the backdrop for Trapani’s criminal masterminding. He co-founded Miami Exotics, a doomed luxury car rental business, where he met Sam ‘Sorbee’ Sharma. T...