Digital-asset matters · National preparation support
Preparation for Crypto Exchange Employees and Managers
Document actual duties, system access, instructions and changes in knowledge in an exchange-related federal matter.
By Joseph De Gregorio · Federal Sentencing Strategist
Founder and President, Sentencing Advocacy Group · November 6, 2026
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Identify the team and actual responsibilities
Record employment dates, reporting lines, duties and changes over time. Operations, engineering, compliance, customer support and leadership may involve different information and authority. Do not use the platform’s overall activity as a substitute for a person’s own work history. Preserve contemporaneous records where available.
Separate system access from actions
A permission or account role may show what someone could do, but does not by itself explain every action. Record what you personally performed and the basis for that account. Shared systems or logs may require technical review. Keep attribution questions separate from the factual description of your duties.
Preserve instructions and concerns
Organize relevant instructions, questions, escalations and responses by date. Do not rewrite historical communications to match a later understanding. Identify what you knew at the time and what was learned later. Counsel evaluates the legal significance and directs communications about the matter.
Build a practical preparation plan
Employment disruption, professional reputation and family responsibilities may require attention. SAG can organize professional history, personal records and realistic next steps alongside counsel. Avoid assuming that everyone at the same exchange has the same legal or preparation needs.
Continue your preparation
Does exchange employment establish a person’s role in every transaction?
No. Prepare a specific chronology of actual duties, actions and knowledge for counsel’s evaluation.
Sources and a defined preparation assignment
Official context: Department of Justice: Justice 101. Sources checked November 6, 2026. Tax recordkeeping guidance does not determine criminal liability or sentencing loss. Counsel evaluates the applicable law, dates and individual facts.
Work directly with Joseph to define the scope, authorized recipients and review dates. Agreed deliverables can include a personal and professional chronology, indexed supporting records, factual questions for counsel and a practical preparation schedule. SAG does not manage legal responses or provide forensic tracing or valuation opinions. An engagement does not automatically establish privilege.
SAG serves clients nationwide from New Jersey, with travel arranged for cases. SAG is not a law firm. No charging decision, sentence, placement or release date is guaranteed.
For defense counsel: Discuss Support for Your Client. Share your role, stage and deadline, not private keys, seed phrases or privileged advice, in the initial inquiry.