Aiden Pleterski, who refers to himself as the Crypto King, has pleaded guilty in Ontario for assaulting a woman, amid allegations of defrauding investors out of tens of millions of dollars.
Court documents obtained by indicate that Pleterski, 26, admitted guilt on July 29 to charges including assault, harassment, and breaking into a home with intent to commit an offence.
The charge sheet reveals these incidents took place over three days at a residence in Vaughan. The name of the female victim is protected under a court-imposed publication ban.
According to York Regional Police, Pleterski was taken into custody after he turned himself in at a police station. “We can only provide very limited information, [to] protect the victim,” Const. James Dickson stated at that time.
In January, investigators also filed four additional charges against Pleterski – which include forcible confinement, making threats, and another count of assault – all involving the same woman as the victim.
A representative from the provincial Ministry of the Attorney General confirmed that prosecutors have not dropped these four extra charges.
Pleterski’s lawyer, Cosmo Galluzzo, did not reply to requests for comments.
He has yet to be sentenced for this case; it is set to go back before the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket later in November.
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Durham Regional Police Chief Peter Moreira speaks at a news conference about the arrest of Aiden Pleterski, Ontario’s self-proclaimed Crypto King, and his associate Colin Murphy on fraud charges in May 2024. (Thomas Daigle/CBC)
Pleterski had previously been released on bail after his parents provided $7,500. He was instructed not to contact the complainant and must return home to his parents’ house in Whitby every night.
Last year, Durham Regional Police charged him with fraud and money laundering related to what their chief called “the largest fraud investigation” ever conducted in that area.
Police outline investigation and arrest of Ontario’s ‘Crypto King’
Durham Regional Police detailed their inquiry into Pleterski’s alleged Ponzi scheme that reportedly defrauded investors out of more than $40 million.
An investigation by a bankruptcy trustee previously discovered that Pleterski invested less than two percent of investor funds while spending nearly $16 million on personal expenses – such as renting private jets, going on vacations, buying luxury cars, and leasing an extravagant lakefront mansion.
Pleterski maintains he did nothing wrong regarding these fraud allegations. The claims against him remain unproven in court.
The fraud trial is scheduled for October 2026 in Superior Court in Toronto.
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Fraud trial set for October 2026
CBC Toronto has extensively covered Pleterski since summer 2022 when he went bankrupt. His investors are seeking up to $40 million they entrusted him with for cryptocurrency and foreign exchange investments-though only around $27 million worth of claims were acknowledged during bankruptcy proceedings. Authorities allege that Pleterski solicited funds from investors while promising huge profits and assuring them there would be no losses on their original investments. WATCH | The police case against Ontario’s ‘Crypto King’:
Police outline investigation and arrest of Ontario’s ‘Crypto King’
Durham Regional Police detailed their inquiry into Pleterski’s alleged Ponzi scheme that reportedly defrauded investors out of more than $40 million.
An investigation by a bankruptcy trustee previously discovered that Pleterski invested less than two percent of investor funds while spending nearly $16 million on personal expenses – such as renting private jets, going on vacations, buying luxury cars, and leasing an extravagant lakefront mansion.
Pleterski maintains he did nothing wrong regarding these fraud allegations. The claims against him remain unproven in court.
The fraud trial is scheduled for October 2026 in Superior Court in Toronto.
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