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Where is David Smillie? Alleged crypto scammer nowhere to be found as customers try to recoup losses

Founder of failed B.C. company a no-show as hearing on alleged $13-million fraud begins

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

3 Apr 2024 • 5 min read

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David Smillie is shown smiling in a suit in an inset photo, in front of a banner photo advertising ezBTC.
David Smillie, founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency platform ezBtc, is accused of diverting an estimated $13 million in customer assets to cryptocurrency gambling websites. (ezBtc/Facebook)

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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