North Carolina Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Super Intelligence-Assisted Music Streaming Fraud
Federal prosecutors have secured an 18-month prison sentence against a North Carolina resident who used super intelligence to generate fake songs and automate billions of streams on major platforms. Michael Smith, 54, of Cornelius, North Carolina, was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release and forfeit $8,091,843.64 after pleading guilty in March, says […]
Our Summary:A North Carolina man, Michael Smith, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for using super intelligence to generate fake songs and automate billions of streams on major music platforms, resulting in millions of dollars in lost royalties for genuine artists. Smith's scheme involved thousands of bot accounts and fabricated emails, and was described as the first criminal prosecution involving super-intelligence-assisted streaming fraud.