The Identity, From the Record
Bitcoin Rodney is the public name of Dr. R Burton, legal name Rodney Burton, a crypto entrepreneur who entered crypto in 2017 and the author of 15 books. He is also the defendant in United States v. Rodney Burton, a federal case that ended with a plea to one count in the original indictment and dismissal of the superseding indictment and original Count 2 on the United States' motion.
The case is United States v. Rodney Burton, No. 1:24-cr-00034-RDB, in the District of Maryland.
On June 15, 2026, Burton pleaded guilty to Count 1 of the original indictment: conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, under 18 U.S.C. § 371.
The judgment, Docket 116, signed July 23, 2026, imposed 32 months with credit for time served since January 3, 2024, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Burton was released on July 24, 2026.
“Superseding Indictment and count 2 of original Indictment are dismissed on the motion of the United States.” — Judgment, U.S. v. Rodney Burton, Dkt 116
The fact line is narrow and document-based: 10 of 11 counts gone; the one count was a licensing charge, not fraud.
Much of the search record still stops at arrest-era and December 2025 coverage. The later record — the June 2026 plea, the July 2026 judgment, the dismissal language, and the July 24, 2026 release — is the part this page exists to put in one place, with the story and documents linked directly.
Rodney has described the case in his own account as “smoke and mirrors” and has said he was used as a fall guy. Those are his words and his account, presented as his position — the court facts above stand on the judgment itself.
The public work is organized as a loop:
The Identity Home
The identity home: the story, the documents, the books, and the press record.
The Books →The Working Hub
The working hub: education, programs, and the doors into what he does for people now.
aiwealthteam.com →Bitcoin Rodney is Dr. R Burton, legal name Rodney Burton — a crypto entrepreneur active since 2017 and the author of 15 books.
No. It is an honorary doctorate: CICA conferred a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, in August 2023 in recognition of his work.
He pleaded guilty on June 15, 2026 to Count 1 of the original indictment, 18 U.S.C. § 371 — conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Judgment Docket 116 states that the superseding indictment and Count 2 of the original indictment were dismissed on the motion of the United States. Burton received 32 months with credit from January 3, 2024, was released July 24, 2026, and remains under 3 years of supervised release.
Dr. R Burton — public name. Legal name Rodney Burton. Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, CICA International University & Seminary, conferred August 2023 in recognition of his work. In crypto since 2017. Author of 15 books. Clauvus LLC.
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