Robert Dunlap Sentenced to 23 Years for $20M Meta‑1 Coin Fraud

Formal courtroom scene with a solemn defendant at the defense table, Meta-1 Coin documents and logo.

Robert Dunlap has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for running the Meta-1 Coin scheme, a case that federal authorities say defrauded nearly 1,000 investors of more than $20 million. Handed down on April 15, 2026 by U.S. District Judge LaShonda A. Hunt in the Northern District of Illinois, the sentence marks one […]