News with the tag "attorney general"

US authorities in the state of Nevada have accused Las Vegas business owner Brent C. Kovar of allegedly running a million-dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. If found guilty, Kovar faces a long prison term with a fine of $4.5 million. US Government Vs. Brent C. Kovar In a press release on February 1...

Michael Lewellen has asked a Texas federal court to determine that his crypto startup is within the law and to block the Department of Justice from prosecuting him.

Brazil wasn’t pleased with Meta’s decision to rely on community notes, stating it would not subject its population to social media platforms that lead to “digital carnage or barbarity.”

New York Attorney General Letitia James recently froze $2.2 million worth of crypto allegedly plundered in an employment scam. James says in a new press release that scammers targeted New Yorkers and other victims across the nation looking for remote work and sent texts falsely promising lucrative a...

A new lawsuit targets T-Mobile for allegedly failing to fix longstanding cybersecurity issues that led to a massive data breach involving the personal data of millions of Americans. The Office of the Attorney General for Washington State accuses T-Mobile of violating the state’s Consumer Protection ...

Gaetz’s nomination for US attorney general signals a potential shift in the DOJ’s stance on crypto, innovation and regulatory policies.

The US attorney generals for several states have requested US President Joe Biden to intervene in the detention of Binance executive Tigran Gimbrayan by Nigerian authorities. This development comes months after a similar approach by certain US lawmakers who cited concerns over the reported deteriora...

TD Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., has agreed to pay a record $3 billion penalty, the largest ever under the Bank Secrecy Act, after pleading guilty to felony charges. The bank is the largest in U.S. history to plead guilty to Bank Secrecy Act program failures and the fi...

Fidelity said personal information was stolen in a recent data breach but stressed that its customer accounts weren’t affected.

Ohio State Senator Niraj Antani has introduced a bill to legalize cryptocurrency payments for state and local taxes. Emphasizing the importance of cryptocurrency in the present economy, the bill requires Ohio to accept digital currencies like bitcoin and allows state retirement systems to invest in ...