Industry Oct 9, 2026

Wu Tang Associate Sentenced to 18 Months for Streaming Fraud

Mike Smith made over $8 million by using bots to artificially inflate streams

Originally published by MusicRadar
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Wu Tang Associate Sentenced to 18 Months for Streaming Fraud

Mike Smith has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding the music community by generating over $8 million through artificially inflated streaming numbers using bots. Smith expressed that he