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…
$56 Million in Seized Cryptocurrency Being Sold as First Step to Compensate Victims of BitConnect Fraud Scheme
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Todd W. Robinson granted a request from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California for authority to liquidate…
Miami Has Its Own Cryptocurrency And Wants To Start Paying Citizens In Bitcoin
Miami will soon start paying its citizens in Bitcoin, the city’s mayor, Francis Suarez, announced Thursday. “We’re going to be the first city in America to give a bitcoin yield as a…
New Jersey cracking down on fraudulent cryptocurrency investment schemes
NEWARK – Acting Attorney Andrew J. Bruck today announced that the Bureau of Securities has issued five orders to companies touting fraudulent investment opportunities relating to cryptocurrencies, directing them to stop operating…
Maryland couple charged for selling U.S. nuclear submarine secrets for cryptocurrency
Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, both of Annapolis, Maryland, were arrested in Jefferson County, West Virginia by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) on Saturday, October…
Republican Lawmakers Say China’s Cryptocurrency Crackdown Is An Opportunity For America
Republican lawmakers say China’s recent crackdown on financial technologies could offer an opportunity for the U.S. to press its advantage in innovation. China’s central bank issued a statement Friday morning declaring all…
Attorney General James Shuts Down Virtual Currency Trading Platform and Stops Cryptocurrency CEO From Continuing Fraudulent Conduct
Coinseed Put Thousands of Investors’ Money at Risk Despite Ongoing Lawsuit NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured a judgment against the virtual currency trading platform Coinseed, as…
Attorney General James Secures Nearly Half a Billion Dollars to Resolve Illegal Stock and Cryptocurrency Sales
GTV Media Group and Saraca Media Group Unlawfully Sold Stocks and Digital Instruments Without Registering in New York NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced she has secured…