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You are subscribed to USAO - New York, Southern news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty To Music Streaming Fraud Aided By Artificial Intelligence 03/19/2026 08:00 AM EDT United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced the guilty plea today of MICHAEL SMITH for his role in a scheme to defraud music streaming platforms and musicians of royalty payments.

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