News with the tag "doj"

North Korea’s sprawling crypto laundering network has been hammered as U.S. authorities seized $7.74 million tied to fake IT jobs, blockchain trickery, and weapons funding. DOJ Targets North Korea’s Crypto Laundering Network With Asset Seizure The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on June 5...

This week began on a good note for Dogecoin , as the popular dog-themed meme coin slowly regains upward traction, reclaiming and holding strongly above the $0.22 support level. DOGE’s gradual growth may just be the beginning of something significant due to recent developments that point to an impend...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the recovery of about $2.5 million linked to several fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes. According to the DOJ, the recovery was from schemes and ventures that exploited the growing interest of users in the industry. According to the DOJ, the...

Federal agents just seized $868K in crypto after busting a slick romance-fueled scam that funneled victims into fake digital asset platforms promising sky-high returns. Crypto Sting Unveiled: DOJ Seizes $868K After Web of Romance Turns Dark The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 23 th...

Key Takeaways: Global crackdown cripples a shadow economy with several arrests and confiscation of funds. RICO case unmasks $263 million crypto fraud as DeFi’s legal risks escalate. Kraken’s 68% transaction surge tests darknet regulation limits. On May 22, the DOJ cracked the dark web’s code. 270 su...

A Danvers resident was convicted and sentenced for running an unregistered Bitcoin transmitting business that ignored federal anti-money laundering laws. A Danvers man was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison for running an unlicensed Bitcoin ( BTC ) money transmitting business that authoritie...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is charging two men with running a $227 million Medicare scheme. According to a new press release , Syed Murtuza Kablazada, 34, of Arlington Heights, Illinois, and Syed Mehdi Hussain, 32, of Carol Stream, Illinois, owned and operated medical labs that submitted f...

The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on Wednesday charged Jeremy Jordan-Jones, a self-styled blockchain founder, accused of defrauding investors out of $1 million. He got indicted on wire fraud, securities fraud, making false statements to a bank, and identity theft. If convi...

Safemoon’s explosive rise was fueled by a massive fraud scheme, as its CEO was convicted for looting investor funds, lying about locked liquidity, and laundering millions. Safemoon CEO Faces 45 Years as Liquidity Pool Lies Lead to Federal Conviction The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on ...

U.S. authorities dismantled key infrastructure behind major crypto credential thefts, seizing domains used to control malware that looted millions of wallets and logins. DOJ Shuts off Access to Stolen Crypto Wallet Data in Federal Domain Seizure The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May ...