Money Laundering

US fights back against OneCoin lawyer appeal
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26 March, 2020

US fights back against OneCoin lawyer appeal

Mark Scott was convicted on charges of laundering as much as $400 million on behalf of the allegedly fraudulent digital...
2 Canadians get jail time in US over HitBTC Twitter scam
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19 March, 2020

2 Canadians get jail time in US over HitBTC Twitter scam

The two were involved in a scam impersonating a customer service Twitter account of digital currency exchange HitBTC.
US man charged with aiding in BTC laundering, overlooking human trafficking
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12 March, 2020

US man charged with aiding in BTC laundering, overlooking human trafficking

Kenneth Rhule faces eight charges from U.S. Homeland Security for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, among others.
Pair linked to crypto Ponzi scheme in US pleads not guilty
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7 March, 2020

Pair linked to crypto Ponzi scheme in US pleads not guilty

John Caruso and Zachary Salter have been accused of running a crypto scam responsible for defrauding some $9 million from...
US charges 2 North Koreans for over $100M laundered via crypto
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3 March, 2020

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.
Hong Kong regulator begins crypto exchange crackdown
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28 February, 2020

Hong Kong regulator begins crypto exchange crackdown

The move comes after the FATF recommended changes in policy in Hong Kong to comply more closely with its standard...