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Prosecutors want to put Binance’s former CEO behind bars for three years.

In a filing on Tuesday, the DOJ says Changpeng Zhao’s alleged crimes “warrant meaningful prison time” and that the three-year term will “not just send a message to Zhao but also to the world.” Zhao’s lawyers followed up with a filing shortly after, saying he should just be sentenced to probation.

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