Celsius creditors committee proposes suing Mashinsky, other Celsius execs

cointelegraph.com:

The official committee of Celsius creditors is proposing to sue Celsius co-founder Alex Mashinsky and other executives for "fraud, recklessness, gross mismanagement and self-interested conduct" that eventually led to the collapse of the crypto lender.

In a proposed complaint filed in a New York Bankruptcy Court on Feb. 14, attorneys representing the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors said the move follows six months of investigations into Celsius’ current and former directors, officers and employees.

The committee is made up of seven Celsius account holders and was appointed by the U.S. Trustee in July 2022. The committee represents the interest of Celsius' account holders along with unsecured creditors.

1-In connection with its investigation, the UCC has identified significant claims and causes of action that Celsius has against Alex Mashinsky and other insiders for breaching their fiduciary obligations, fraudulent transfers, and other causes of action.

“The Committee’s investigation has uncovered significant claims and causes of action based on fraud, recklessness, gross mismanagement, and self-interested conduct by the Debtors’ former directors and officers,” wrote lawyers from White & Case LLC.

The proposed lawsuit — which seeks damages in an amount to be proven at trial — aims to bring claims and causes of action against the following Celsius executives, persons and their associated entities:

“Mr. Mashinsky, Mr. Leon, Mr. Goldstein, Mr. Beaudry, Ms. Urata-Thompson, and Mr. Treutler breached their fiduciary obligations to Celsius,” the lawyers wrote, adding:

The lawyers have also alleged the executives made “negligent, reckless (and sometimes self-interested) investments” causing Celsius to lose $1 billion in a