PANews reported on May 6 that, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton for the Southern District of New York, in a letter to the court, recommended a lenient sentence for former Celsius Chief Revenue Officer Roni Cohen-Pavon, citing her "substantial assistance" to the government. Cohen-Pavon is prepared to testify against former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky. The prosecutor did not specify a sentence, but instead requested the judge to consider "appropriate commutation" based on sentencing guidelines.

Clayton stated that Cohen-Pavon's guilty plea and cooperation were likely a significant factor in Mashinsky's decision to plead guilty months before his January 2025 trial date. Cohen-Pavon pleaded guilty in September 2023 to conspiracy charges of fraud and price manipulation related to the Celsius token CEL. Mashinsky was sentenced to 12 years in prison in May 2025. Cohen-Pavon's lawyers requested that his pre-trial detention be credited against his sentence, preventing further imprisonment.