← Back to PeopleJournalistCande MaldonadoJournalist at DexertoLinkedIn@candemaldexeCande Maldonado is a journalist at Dexerto.1Mentions1Articles1OutletsCompanies CoveredSpotify1YouTube Music1ArticlesMost recent firstMentioned InReferenced in coverageFraudster gets 18 months for $8M music royalty scam using AI-generated songsdexerto.comnegativeOct 13, 2026“Author reporting on fraudster sentenced to 18 months for $8M music royalty scam using AI-generated songs.”