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July 6, 2026

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

SPRINGFIELD, Va. — A 35-year-old man from Springfield was sentenced Wednesday to more than 30 years in federal prison after being convicted of funneling money to the Islamic State of Iraq and…

Princeton Police Warn Residents About Cryptocurrency Email Scam

Cryptocurrency Hack Ring Busted in Queens

President Of Sham United Nations Affiliate Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Cryptocurrency Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ASA SAINT CLAIR, a/k/a “Asa Williams,” a/k/a “Asa Sinclair,” was sentenced today to 42 months in prison…

Tippee Pleads Guilty In First Ever Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Case

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that NIKHIL WAHI, the brother of a former product manager at Coinbase Global, Inc. (“Coinbase”), pled guilty…

White House Labels Cryptocurrency Mining A Climate Threat

White House Labels Cryptocurrency Mining A Climate Threat Jack McEvoy on September 8, 2022 The White House believes that the federal government should reduce cryptocurrency mining as it is threatening the Biden…

Latvian Individual Extradited for Securities Fraud and Wire Fraud in Cryptocurrency Scheme

Earlier today, Ivars Auzins, a citizen of Latvia, was extradited to the United States on a six-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracies to commit wire fraud and…

Alleged Russian Cryptocurrency Money Launderer Extradited from the Netherlands to the United States

PORTLAND, Ore.—An alleged cryptocurrency money launderer was extradited this week from the Netherlands to the United States to face charges in the District of Oregon. In August 2021, a federal grand jury…

High-Ranking Employee At Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violations

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREGORY DWYER, a high-ranking employee of purportedly “off-shore” cryptocurrency derivatives exchange the Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange or “BitMEX,”…

Alleged Russian Cryptocurrency Money Launderer Extradited to United States

SAN FRANCISCO – The alleged operator of the illicit cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e was extradited yesterday from Greece to the United States to face charges in the Northern District of California. “After more…

Two Orange County Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conning Investors Out of $1.9 Million Through Cryptocurrency Offering

SANTA ANA, California – Two Orange County men each were sentenced today to federal prison terms for conning more than 2,000 investors into purchasing a cryptocurrency that purportedly provided exclusive access…

My Big Coin Founder Convicted of Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme

BOSTON – The founder of My Big Coin Pay Inc., (My Big Coin) a purported cryptocurrency and virtual payment services company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., was convicted by a federal jury…

Three Charged In First Ever Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Tipping Scheme

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 of Investigation…

Durham, N.C. Man Admits To Operating An Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Business And Related Tax Charges

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jayton Gill, 34, of Durham, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler today and pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and willful failure…

Delaware Police Warn of Cryptocurrency Scam

DELAWARE (PRESS RELEASE) – The Delaware State Police are providing a scam advisory surrounding the fraudulent use of cryptocurrency. The Delaware State Police are warning the public of an increase in scams…

Three Men Charged in $100 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud

Miami, Florida – A South Florida federal grand jury today indicted Emerson Pires, 33, and Flavio Goncalves, 33, both of Brazil, and Joshua David Nicholas, 28, of Stuart, Florida, in connection with…

Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging Six Individuals with Cryptocurrency Fraud Offenses in Cases Involving Over $100 Million in Intended Losses

LOS ANGELES – The Department of Justice, together with federal law enforcement partners, today announced criminal charges against six defendants in four separate cases for their alleged involvement in cryptocurrency-related fraud,…