Department of Justice

US Department of Justice seeking to hire digital currency trial lawyer
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30 June, 2021

US Department of Justice seeking to hire digital currency trial lawyer

In its job post, the department outlined that the successful applicant will serve as an expert on digital currencies and...
New Orleans man faces 5 years in prison over unlicensed BTC business
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30 June, 2021

New Orleans man faces 5 years in prison over unlicensed BTC business

Michael Yusko, of New Orleans, is accused of selling BTC and ETH to his customers via his five companies, all...
US gov’t to treat ransomware attacks with similar priority as terrorism
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8 June, 2021

US gov’t to treat ransomware attacks with similar priority as terrorism

The DoJ issued the guidance to U.S. attorney’s offices across the country, alerting them to the rising danger cybercriminals pose...
California man sentenced to 2 years in jail over illegal $25M BTC ATM operation
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3 June, 2021

California man sentenced to 2 years in jail over illegal $25M BTC ATM operation

Kais Mohammad pleaded guilty to the charges of money laundering, operating unlicensed money transmitting business and failing to maintain an...
Binance under investigation by IRS and DoJ
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14 May, 2021

Binance under investigation by IRS and DoJ

Binance is under investigation by the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), according to a report...
New Jersey man faces 5 years in jail over unlicensed BTC exchange
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9 April, 2021

New Jersey man faces 5 years in jail over unlicensed BTC exchange

William Green pleaded guilty to operating Destination Bitcoin, which authorities said is an unlicensed digital currency exchange, from August 2017...