More bad news for the QuadrigaCX case, as investigative work conducted by Canada's Globe and Mail show co-founder and major investor Michael Patryn was deported from the United States in 2009 after involvement in an online scamming circle that netted millions. The reports claim's Michael Patryn is actually a an alias whose real name is Omar Dhanani. Dhanani was released from prison in 2007 and later went on to co-found the exchange in 2013 with recently decease CEO Gerald Cotten.