News Mar 19, 2026

Feds Score Guilty Plea in First-Ever U.S. Streaming Fraud Case — An $8M Scheme Aided by AI Music

Michael Smith faces up to five years in prison after he admitted to siphoning off royalties with billions of fake streams.

Originally published by Billboard
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Feds Score Guilty Plea in First-Ever U.S. Streaming Fraud Case — An $8M Scheme Aided by AI Music