US seizes 300 BTC wallets allegedly used in terrorist financing
Terrorist groups allegedly solicited social media users for donations, posing as organizations seeking to help victims of Syria conflict.
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PlexCoin scam founders charged with fraud in US
Dominic Lacroix, Sabrina Paradis-Royer and Yan Ouellet are charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
California man pleads guilty to operating illegal BTC ATM
U.S. authorities said Kais Mohammed helped customers to convert BTC to fiat, charging a 25% commission for his service.
DOJ seeks digital currency lawyer to join cybercrime crackdown
The U.S. agency is looking to hire a lawyer with expertise in "dark web and cryptocurrency international computer hacking and intellectual property."
DEA struggles with managing digital currency holdings, DOJ finds
The U.S. Department of Justice discovered the Drug Enforcement Administration has been mismanaging the digital currency it seized.
US seizes COVID-19 fraud domain on sale for BTC
U.S. authorities have seized a COVID-19-related domain which was being sold on a darknet market for BTC. The seller claimed it would be perfect to scam people.
New Jersey hits pause on CG Blockchain lawsuit
Prosecutors in New Jersey have intervened in the SEC case against CG Blockchain, claiming that it interferes with a parallel case against the defendants.
US charges 2 North Koreans for over $100M laundered via crypto
The two North Koreans helped launder money stolen from crypto exchanges, and used other crypto exchanges to do it.
DOJ uses Larry Harmon charges to warn other crypto criminals
Larry Harmon helped conceal billions in crypto transactions, but the DOJ notes that nobody can hide from the law.
US turns to CoinMarketCap for help assessing seized cryptos’ value
The U.S. Department of Justice relies on the site’s data to specify real values of digital currencies.
Romanian cryptojackers sentenced to 20 years in prison
Two developers of cryptojacking malware from Romania have been sentenced to two decades in prison each. They infected over 400,000 computers and over $4M.
Crypto-linked scammer in US busted on wire fraud charges
A woman who thought she could get away with identity theft by hiding in the crypto shadows has learned how wrong she was.