U.S. Attorney Announces Fraud And Money Laundering Charges Against Additional Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Promoters

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the arrest in Spain of NESTOR NUÑEZ, a/k/a “Salvador Molina,” on December 28, 2022, on fraud charges and…

Co-Founder Of Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme “OneCoin” Pleads Guilty

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that KARL SEBASTIAN GREENWOOD, who co-founded OneCoin with RUJA IGNATOVA, a/k/a “the Cryptoqueen,” pled guilty today in…

Four Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Provide Cryptocurrency to ISIS

A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Mohammad David Hashimi, Abdullah At Taqi, Khalilullah Yousuf, and Seema Rahman with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic…

U.S. Attorney Announces Fraud And Money Laundering Charges Against The Founders And Promoters Of Two Cryptocurrency Ponzi Schemes

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ivan J. Arvelo, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Department of…

Chief Technology Officer Of Blockchain Company Charged With Scheme To Defraud The Company Of Over $1 Million And Cryptocurrency

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau…

‘Empire Of Fraud’: Cryptocurrency Reporter Calls FTX Collapse The End Of A ‘Cryptographic Scam’

A journalist covering cryptocurrency told Fox News host Tucker Carlson Thursday that the collapse of FTX was the “end of the mirage” on a “financialized” economy. FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange, filed for bankruptcy Nov.…

Cryptocurrency Reporter Calls FTX Collapse The End Of An ‘Empire Of Fraud’

A journalist covering cryptocurrency told Fox News host Tucker Carlson Thursday that the collapse of FTX was the “end of the mirage” on a “financialized” economy. FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange, filed for bankruptcy Nov.…

Two Estonian citizens arrested in $575 million cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering scheme

Seattle – Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia November 20, 2022, on an 18-count indictment charging conspiracy, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The indictment was returned by…

Court Authorizes the Seizure of Domains Used in Furtherance of a Cryptocurrency “Pig Butchering” Scheme

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today the seizure of seven domain names used in a recent cryptocurrency confidence crime, known as “pig butchering.”…

Two Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy

TYLER, Texas – A Nevada man and a South Carolina man have been indicted in a cryptocurrency money laundering conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston. Randall…

DOJ Announces Largest Seizure Of Cryptocurrency Assets Ever

DOJ Announces Largest Seizure Of Cryptocurrency Assets Ever John Hugh DeMastri on November 7, 2022 The Department of Justice (DOJ) seized over $3.36 billion in the form of the cryptocurrency bitcoin last…

U.S. Attorney Announces Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure And Conviction In Connection With Silk Road Dark Web Fraud

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Tyler Hatcher, the Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Los Angeles Field Office…

U.S. Attorney Announces Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure And Conviction In Connection With Silk Road Dark Web Fraud

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Tyler Hatcher, the Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Los Angeles Field Office…

Florida Woman Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Scheme

TYLER, Texas – A 37-year-old Florida woman has been indicted in a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston. Sharena Seay, of Jacksonville, FL,…

California Man Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy

TYLER, Texas – A San Francisco, CA man has been indicted for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. John Khuu, 27, was named in…

Former hacker sentenced for stealing computer power to mine cryptocurrency and stealing the personal information of more than 100 million people

Seattle – A 37-year-old former Seattle tech worker was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to time served and 5 years of probation including location and computer monitoring for seven…

Non-Payment of Federal Income Tax on Cryptocurrency Earnings Leads to Conviction for South Florida Resident

MIAMI – Ethan Thomas Trainor, has pled guilty to attempted tax evasion. Trainor used sophisticated on-line techniques to conceal from the IRS over $1 million in cryptocurrency he earned through illegal dark…

IRS Obtains Court Order Authorizing Summons For Records Relating To U.S. Taxpayers Who Failed To Report And Pay Taxes On Cryptocurrency Transactions

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, David A. Hubbert, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of…

Colorado Residents Can Now Pay Taxes With Cryptocurrency

Colorado Residents Can Now Pay Taxes With Cryptocurrency Arjun Singh on September 20, 2022 Colorado will allow residents to pay their taxes in cryptocurrency, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday. Polis, who…

U.S. Promoter of Foreign Cryptocurrency Company Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fraud Scheme

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Carl Brooker, Lisa Sanniti, and Mark Pletcher NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—September 16, 2022 SAN DIEGO— A Los Angeles man was sentenced in federal court today to 38 months in…

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Pokemon Heist: New Jersey Man Scammed Out of $24,000 Card with Fake Crypto

Virginia man sentenced to 30 years for sending $185K to ISIS via cryptocurrency scam

Princeton Police Warn Residents About Cryptocurrency Email Scam

Cryptocurrency Hack Ring Busted in Queens

U.S. Attorney Announces Fraud And Money Laundering Charges Against Additional Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Promoters

Co-Founder Of Multi-Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme “OneCoin” Pleads Guilty

Four Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Provide Cryptocurrency to ISIS

U.S. Attorney Announces Fraud And Money Laundering Charges Against The Founders And Promoters Of Two Cryptocurrency Ponzi Schemes

Chief Technology Officer Of Blockchain Company Charged With Scheme To Defraud The Company Of Over $1 Million And Cryptocurrency

Two Estonian citizens arrested in $575 million cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering scheme

Court Authorizes the Seizure of Domains Used in Furtherance of a Cryptocurrency “Pig Butchering” Scheme

Two Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy

DOJ Announces Largest Seizure Of Cryptocurrency Assets Ever

U.S. Attorney Announces Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure And Conviction In Connection With Silk Road Dark Web Fraud

U.S. Attorney Announces Historic $3.36 Billion Cryptocurrency Seizure And Conviction In Connection With Silk Road Dark Web Fraud

Florida Woman Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Scheme

California Man Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Conspiracy

Former hacker sentenced for stealing computer power to mine cryptocurrency and stealing the personal information of more than 100 million people

Non-Payment of Federal Income Tax on Cryptocurrency Earnings Leads to Conviction for South Florida Resident

IRS Obtains Court Order Authorizing Summons For Records Relating To U.S. Taxpayers Who Failed To Report And Pay Taxes On Cryptocurrency Transactions

Colorado Residents Can Now Pay Taxes With Cryptocurrency

U.S. Promoter of Foreign Cryptocurrency Company Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fraud Scheme