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Tether Says it Helped the Feds Regarding Tech Scam

Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer in the world (USDT), says it helped Uncle Sam battle an alleged tech scam. Tether says that it assisted the Feds in seizing $1.4 million in stolen funds from a fraud. The company said this highlights its commitment to fighting… Read More

Crypto Exchange FTX’s “Missing” $400M Was Allegedly Stolen via SIM-Swapping Attacks, DOJ Claims

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly unsealed indictments that have been made against three people for allegedly stealing more than $400 million from the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. These three individuals had allegedly carried out a sophisticated SIM-swapping technique in order to gain… Read More

DOJ: HyperFund Founder, Promoters Each Face Up to 5 Years Imprisonment for $1.89 Billion Crypto Fraud

As was reported yesterday the founders and promoters of Hyperfund, an alleged $1.89 billion crypto fraud, face both a civil action by the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as criminal charges brought by the US Department of Justice. Sam Lee has been charged in… Read More

Tether Assists US DOJ, Secret Service in Criminal Investigations, Victim Recovery

Tether, which claims to be one of the largest companies in the cryptocurrency industry, says that it continues its unwavering commitment “to combat illicit activities and provide support to victims through its assistance to, and support of, law enforcement agencies.” As the U.S. Department of… Read More

Binance to Pay $4.3 Billion Penalty to Settle DOJ Charges, Founder Changpeng Zhao to Exit Business

Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, has cut a deal with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) that appears to allow Binance to stay in operation. According to multiple reports, Binance will pay a hefty $4.3 billion penalty and plead guilty to charges,… Read More

Following Investigations by Tether, OKX, US DoJ, $225M in “Stolen” USDT Now Frozen, Funds “Linked” to Crime Syndicate

Tether, the largest company in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, and leading global crypto exchange and Web3 technology company OKX, announced that they have assisted the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in an investigation that “led to Tether proactively and voluntarily freezing approximately 225 million in… Read More

Crypto Proponent Senator Cynthia Lummis Sends Letter to DOJ Telling them to Consider Charges Against Binance, Tether Regarding AML/CFT Activity

Senator Cynthia Lummis, along with Representative French Hill, have sent a letter to the US Department of Justice asking them to make a determination regarding the ongoing investigation into Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, along with the world’s largest stablecoin issuer Tether…. Read More

Celsius Network, Founder Alex Mashinsky and Former CRO Criminally Charged with Fraud, Mashinsky Arrested

Alex Mashinsky Arrested Today. The founder and former CEO of Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, and the former Chief Revenue Officer of Celsius, Roni Cohen-Pavon have been charged by the US Department of Justice with defrauding customers and manipulating the market for the Celsius token. Celsius… Read More

Two Russians Charged with Hacking Mt. Gox Bitcoin Exchange, Allegations Claim 647,000 Bitcoins Involved in Money Laundering

The US Department of Justice has charged two Russians, Alexey Bilyuchenko, 43, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, with the hacking of Mt. Gox. The crypto exchange was plundered in 2011 and ultimately collapsed. At the same time, the Russians have been charged with operating the BTC-e… Read More

Genesis Market, an Online Marketplace for Stolen Information and Hive of Ransomware Operations, Taken Down by International Enforcement Agencies

Operation Cookie Monster Genesis Market, a dark web operation that catered to criminals looking for stolen identities to pilfer bank accounts or pursue ransomware operations, has been taken down in a coordinated operation that involved many different enforcement agencies around the world. The Federal Bureau… Read More

Crypto Scam: Feds Seize $112 Million Related to Digital Asset Con Job, Targets Were Enticed to Make Investments on Fake Crypto Exchanges

  Crypto Con: “Sha Zhu Pan” or pig butchering in Chinese Fraudsters and crooks tend to rehash their scams over time; the only thing that changes is the technology and tools utilized to separate money from the unsuspecting. Yesterday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ)… Read More

Department of Justice, SEC Investigating Failure of Silicon Valley Bank – Report

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have launched investigations into Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) failure. Last Friday, federal regulators took over the bank as customers rushed to pull money out of the bank due to concerns about its… Read More

DeFi Ponzi: DOJ Indicts Forsage Founders in $340 Million Fraud Case

The US Department of Justice has issued a statement that a federal grand jury in the District of Oregon has returned an indictment charging the four founders of Forsage, a DeFi decentralized finance (DeFi) crypto investment platform, alleging a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that… Read More

Over $115M in Refunds Sent to Consumers After FTC, DOJ Charges That MoneyGram Failed to Crack Down on Scams

More than $115 million in refunds are being “sent to consumers nationwide” as a result of a 2018 action the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice brought against MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) for “failing to crack down on scammers using their payment system.”… Read More

Department of Justice Arrest Operator of Bitzlato in Miami, Claim Crypto Exchange Partnered with Dark Web Marketplace Hydra

“Fueled a high-tech axis of cryptocrime.” The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the arrest of Anatoly Legkodymov, 40, a Russian national who resides in Shenzhen, China, as the founder and operator of Bitzlato, a crypto exchange the feds have alleged to have processed… Read More

Former SEC Enforcement Attorney: Following FTX Debacle, the SEC Won’t Want to be Late to the Party Again

  The trifecta of legal action against Sam Bankman-Fried and the failure of FTX blossomed this past week as the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed criminal charges against Bankman-Fried. These charges were joined by civil charges filed by both the… Read More

Feds Debating Criminal Charges Against Binance: Report

Federal prosecutors are debating whether or not to file charges against the world’s largest crypto exchange – Binance, according to a report by Reuters. The US Department of Justice is undecided as to if they should pursue criminal charges against Binance, with an ongoing investigation… Read More

Feds Seize $3.6 Billion in Bitcoin Related to Silk Road Dark Web

The US government has seized a “historic” amount of crypto in the form of 50,676 Bitcoin valued at $3.36 billion. The US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, has announced that the seizure was in relation to the Silk Road dark web fraud. James… Read More

House Digital Asset Working Group Led by Representative McHenry, Send Letter to Department of Justice Inquiring About CBDCs and Need for Legislation

Representative Patrick McHenry, ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, along with Representative French Hill and members of the Republican Digital Asset Working Group, have sent a letter to the US Department of Justice requesting an assessment on whether or not legislation is needed… Read More

Former CNBC Guest Commentator Hit with Fraud Charges by SEC [u]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a civil injunctive action against James Arthur McDonald, Jr. The SEC noted that McDonald was previously a guest commentator for CNBC – the leading financial news network. The charges were filed against McDonald and his SEC-registered investment… Read More

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