On trial for aggravated fraud: Uğur Akkuş travels to the US with his wife Ebru Şallı

Businessman Uğur Akkuş, who is being tried for "aggravated fraud" with a potential prison sentence of up to 15 years on allegations of defrauding two people of 500 thousand dollars under the guise of cryptocurrency trading, has traveled to the US with his wife, Ebru Şallı.

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The trial of businessman Uğur Akkuş in a cryptocurrency fraud case is ongoing.

Akkuş, who has not been seen in public for some time, traveled to Los Angeles, USA, with his wife Ebru Şallı for a New Year's holiday.

The couple, who also took their cat named Tommy with them, will return to Istanbul in January.

WHAT HAPPENED?

A lawsuit was filed against 4 defendants, including businessman Uğur Akkuş, whom model Ebru Şallı married in 2019, seeking prison sentences ranging from 4 years and 6 months to 15 years each for "aggravated fraud" on allegations that two people were defrauded of 500 thousand dollars under the guise of cryptocurrency trading.