US man sentenced for fraud scheme targeting music streaming royalties

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Michael Smith, 54, was sentenced for his role in a scheme to defraud music streaming platforms and artists of royalty payments. The case was announced by the US Attorney's Office. The fraud involved artificially inflating stream counts to siphon royalties. This scheme impacted both the platforms and the musicians who rely on those payments.

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