Crime
Bitcoin Mixer Operator Sentenced To 3 Years For Laundering Over $300m
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Larry Harmon, an Ohio resident, has been sentenced to three years in prison for laundering more than $300 million worth ... Read more
Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Extracting Nearly 120k BTC
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Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein has been sentenced to five years in prison by a Washington federal judge for stealing bill... Read more
Tether Helps Canadian Police Recover Stolen Crypto
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Tether recently assisted the Ontario Provincial Police in recovering $10,000 CAD worth of stolen cryptocurrency. This re... Read more
China Sentences Man To Life For Selling State Secrets For Crypto
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A Chinese man convicted of espionage and allegedly receiving more than 1 million yuan through cryptocurrency has been se... Read more
US Indicts 26-year-old Gotbit Founder For Market Manipulation
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Federal prosecutors in Boston have indicted Aleksei Andriunin, a 26-year-old Russian national and founder of Gotbit, on ... Read more
US Prosecutors Considering Plea Deal For SEC X Account Hacker
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Federal prosecutors are considering a plea deal offer for Eric Council Jr., the Alabama man recently arrested for hackin... Read more
US And Nigeria Form Alliance To Fight Crypto Crime
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The United States and Nigeria have launched the Bilateral Liaison Group on Illicit Finance and Cryptocurrencies in an ef... Read more
US Jails Man For 5 Years Over $20m Crypto Fraud
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An Indian national has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of stealing more than $20 million in... Read more
Crypto Fugitive: Man Accused Of Fraud Flees After Skipping $150m Hearing
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A German man, Horst Jicha, is now a fugitive after skipping a $150 million cryptocurrency fraud hearing in New York. Jic... Read more
Crypto Scam: Vietnamese Police Arrest 5 In Crypto Fraud Ring
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Vietnamese police have dismantled an international crypto fraud network, arresting multiple suspects for swindling billi... Read more
Mango Markets Settles With SEC, Agrees To Destroy MNGO Tokens
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The SEC has charged Mango DAO and Blockworks Foundation with the unregistered sale of ‘MNGO’ tokens and unregistered... Read more
US Seizes Crypto Domains Connected To Russian Money Laundering Scheme
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The US Department of Justice has seized domains linked to three crypto exchanges that have allegedly facilitated illicit... Read more
Germany Closes 47 Crypto Exchanges Over Money Laundering Concerns
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German authorities have taken down 47 cryptocurrency exchange services in a crackdown on illegal money laundering activi... Read more
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Responds To Accusations After Indictment
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Durov has spoken out for the first time following his arrest last week, defending the platform’s moderation efforts an... Read more
China Extradites Suspect In $14b Crypto Pyramid Scheme From Thailand
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China has successfully extradited a suspect involved in a massive $14 billion cryptocurrency pyramid scheme from Thailan... Read more
Crypto Scam: 99 Arrested In Philippine Raid On Chinese-run Center
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Philippine authorities conducted a predawn raid on a Chinese-run scam center in Manila on August 22, arresting nearly 10... Read more
North Korean Workers Tied To $1.3M Crypto Theft: ZachXBT
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Cybersecurity expert ZachXBT’s recent tweets suggest a sophisticated scheme involving North Korean IT workers posing a... Read more
OSCE Hosts Crypto Training For Armenian And Georgian Investigators
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The OSCE hosted a three-day training in Warsaw to enhance crypto investigation skills for Armenian and Georgian law enfo... Read more
Kidnappers Arrested After Demanding A $660,000 USDT Ransom
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Two Hong Kong kidnappers demanded a stablecoin ransom before getting arrested, highlighting concerns over crypto-related... Read more
State Department Issues $5m Bounty On OneCoins Cryptoqueen
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U.S. authorities continue searching for OneCoin’s elusive founder, Ruja Ignatova, also known as “Cryptoqueen,” ove... Read more
