Self-described “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski requested a mistrial on Monday morning because he said he wasn’t receiving a fair trial without a lawyer representing him.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Shaun Nakatsuru denied Pleterski’s request and gave his full decision on the matter Thursday morning after the jury began deliberations. The jury later found Pleterski guilty of fraud over $5,000.
“I’m still confident if Mr. Pleterski had chosen to do so he would have been able to make full defence,” Nakatsuru said in his decision about Pleterski’s mistrial request.
“Nothing I have seen at this trial has changed my view on that … he has not brought a computer or a tablet, he has not brought any Crown disclosure…. He has not made a single note that I have seen … I’m not even sure he was paying attention to the witnesses.”
Prosecutors alleged the 27-year-old took more than $36 million…
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