Cybercriminal Connected to Multimillion Dollar Ransomware Attacks Sentenced for Online Fraud Schemes

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Estonian man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for his years-long role in furthering and facilitating computer intrusions, the movement of fraudulently obtained goods and funds,…

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U.S. Marshals and Alaska State Troopers Warn of Scam

Anchorage, AK – The U.S. Marshals Service and the Alaska State Troopers are warning the public today of a telephone scam involving a fraudulent caller contacting convicted sex offenders and alleging they…

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Nevada Woman Pleads Guilty to Hiring Hitman on Dark Web to Kill Ex-Husband

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kristy Lynn Felkins, 37, of Fallon, Nevada, pleaded guilty today to the use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According…

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U.S. Attorney Dena J. King Announces The Successful Forfeiture And Return Of Stolen Cryptocurrency To Elderly Man Victimized By Government Imposter Scam

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today the civil forfeiture and return of cryptocurrency worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that was stolen from an older adult victimized by…

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IRS Seeks To Hire 10,000 More Workers To Relieve Backlog

IRS Seeks To Hire 10,000 More Workers To Relieve Backlog Harry Wilmerding on March 11, 2022 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a plan Thursday to hire 10,000 workers to reduce a…

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Five Defendants Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Prescription Drug Smuggling & Money Laundering Scheme

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that five defendants have been charged with conspiring to smuggle prescription drugs into the United States illegally. Brendon…

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Founders of Crypto ICO Sentenced to Combined 8 Years in Prison for Tax Evasion After Raising $24 Million from Investors

The owners of a cryptocurrency company have been sentenced to a combined 8 years in federal prison for tax evasion, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.…

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Two Indicted in East Texas Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Scheme

TYLER, Texas –A 75-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man have been indicted for their roles in a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.…

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Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms

Tampa, FL – A Canadian man was extradited yesterday from Canada to the United States on an indictment returned in the Middle District of Florida that charges him with conspiracy to commit…

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A Canadian man was extradited yesterday from Canada to the United States on an indictment returned in the Middle District of Florida that charges him with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and…

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Third Founder Of Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violations

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SAMUEL REED, one of three co-founders and a high-ranking executive of purportedly “off-shore” cryptocurrency derivatives exchange the…

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Owners and Operators of Online Cryptocurrency Companies Indicted for Defrauding Investors

An 11-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Dwayne Golden, Gregory Aggesen, and Marquis Demacking Egerton, the owners and operators of the web-based virtual currency companies EmpowerCoin, ECoinPlus…

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John Barksdale Charged With Cryptocurrency Securities Fraud In Connection With Sale Of Ormeus Coin

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ricky Patel, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”),…

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Bellefonte Woman Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Commit Wire And Mail Fraud

WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 1, 2022, Mildred Hoy, 62, of Bellefonte, PA, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by U.S.…

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U.S. Marshals Urge Public to Report Phone Scams

Burlington, VT – The U.S. Marshals are alerting the public of several nationwide imposter scams involving individuals claiming to be U.S. marshals, court officers, or other law enforcement officials. They are urging…

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Trudeau’s Emergency Act Sent A Shockwave Through The Cryptocurrency World

Chris Brunet on February 25, 2022 In a move that has angered crypto investors, companies and enthusiasts all over the world, the Canadian government is considering permanently extending the emergency measures that…

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Bloomsburg Woman Sentenced To 12 Months’ Imprisonment For $430,000 Fraud Scheme, Including $300,000 In Covid Relief Fraud

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Vicki Hackenberg, age 57, of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States Chief District Judge Matthew W.…

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Cybercriminal Connected to Multimillion Dollar Ransomware Attacks Sentenced for Online Fraud Schemes

U.S. Marshals and Alaska State Troopers Warn of Scam

Nevada Woman Pleads Guilty to Hiring Hitman on Dark Web to Kill Ex-Husband

U.S. Attorney Dena J. King Announces The Successful Forfeiture And Return Of Stolen Cryptocurrency To Elderly Man Victimized By Government Imposter Scam

IRS Seeks To Hire 10,000 More Workers To Relieve Backlog

Five Defendants Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Prescription Drug Smuggling & Money Laundering Scheme

Founders of Crypto ICO Sentenced to Combined 8 Years in Prison for Tax Evasion After Raising $24 Million from Investors

Two Indicted in East Texas Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Scheme

Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms

Third Founder Of Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violations

Owners and Operators of Online Cryptocurrency Companies Indicted for Defrauding Investors

John Barksdale Charged With Cryptocurrency Securities Fraud In Connection With Sale Of Ormeus Coin

Bellefonte Woman Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Commit Wire And Mail Fraud

U.S. Marshals Urge Public to Report Phone Scams

Trudeau’s Emergency Act Sent A Shockwave Through The Cryptocurrency World

Bloomsburg Woman Sentenced To 12 Months’ Imprisonment For $430,000 Fraud Scheme, Including $300,000 In Covid Relief Fraud

Founder of Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Charged in $2 Billion BitConnect Ponzi Scheme

Salisbury Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Large-Scale Heroin Distribution Operation on the Dark Web

Founders Of Cryptocurrency Exchange Plead Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violations

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