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Ukraine’s Cyberpolice Expose Members of Crypto Fraud Scheme Making €200 Million a Year

November 14, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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A report shows Ukrainian Cyberpolice identified members of a group that defrauded people around the world through fake crypto investment offers. The criminal organization maintained offices and customer service centers with thousands of employees in a number of European countries. Cyberpolice Department Busts Ukrainian Arm of International Financial Fraud Scheme The cybercrime combatting unit of […]

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Brazilian Federal Police Move Against Alleged Transnational $800,000,000 Crypto Fraud Ring

October 8, 2022 The Daily Hodl

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Brazilian Federal Police are executing 20 search and seizure warrants for an alleged transnational crypto fraud ring accused of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars. According to a new press release by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a joint investigation by Brazilian Police, U.S. Homeland Security and other agencies led law enforcement across […]

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Hacker Forfeits $21,849,087 Worth of Bitcoin to Feds, Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

October 5, 2022 The Daily Hodl

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A Canadian hacker is forfeiting millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to the U.S. government while facing a multi-decade prison sentence. According to a new press release from the Department of Justice (DOJ), 35-year-old Sebastian Vachon-Desjardins has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the NetWalker ransomware attacks and also […]

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Crypto Payments Firm Founder Convicted of Running $6,000,000 Fraud Scheme: DOJ

July 23, 2022 The Daily Hodl

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The founder of a crypto payments firm is being convicted of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars. According to a new Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, Randall Crater, the founder of crypto payments company My Big Coin, has been found guilty of running a $6 million digital assets scheme. The DOJ says Crater […]

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U.S. Department of Justice Charges Former OpenSea Executive in First-Ever Insider Trading Crypto Scheme

June 2, 2022 The Daily Hodl

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In a groundbreaking move, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is charging a former executive of the world’s leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace with insider trading. According to a new press release, the DOJ is charging Nathaniel Chastain, the former product manager of OpenSea, with wire fraud and money laundering after he allegedly used insider […]

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U.S. Department of Justice Charges Florida Executive Over Alleged Involvement in $62,000,000 Crypto Fraud

May 7, 2022 The Daily Hodl

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is announcing charges against the CEO of a crypto mining company for allegedly running a global investment fraud scheme. According to a statement released by the DOJ, Luiz Capuci Jr., the chief executive and founder of Mining Capital Coin (MCC), lied to investors about the firm’s crypto mining capabilities […]

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Russia’s Anti-Monopoly Agency Proposes Higher Electricity Rates for Home Crypto Miners

May 7, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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The anti-monopoly service of Russia has suggested that Russians minting digital currencies at their homes should pay more for the spent electrical energy. The proposal comes after the submission of a bill tailored to regulate cryptocurrency mining to the Russian parliament. Russian Miners Using Household Electricity Should Pay Higher Bills, Anti-Monopoly Body Says Russia’s Federal […]

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Hacker Returns All Stolen Assets From $643,000,000 Crypto Heist

August 28, 2021 The Daily Hodl

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After suffering a massive $643 million hack in early August, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Poly Network just retrieved all the stolen funds from the crypto hacker. On August 10th, Poly Network suffered a large hack involving 59 different crypto assets. The hack was allegedly conducted by a pseudonymous attacker known as Mr. White Hat. Shortly […]

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UK Detectives Seize USB Stick With $9.5 Million in Ethereum in Alleged Crypto Scam

August 16, 2021 The Daily Hodl

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Detectives in the United Kingdom have reportedly seized a USB stick with $9.5 million in Ethereum (ETH) that was believed to be stolen through an alleged crypto scam. In a statement, the Greater Manchester Police (GMP say that their specialist officers from the Economic Crime Unit retrieved the USB stick after tracking down two alleged […]

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Money Laundering Bank Scheme Fetches Apartment Buildings, a Yacht, a Plane – And an Indictment in Florida

August 10, 2021 The Daily Hodl

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A South Florida resident has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a money-laundering scheme that sought to bribe government officials in Venezuela. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), 59-year-old Naman Wakil, who is a Syrian national and a permanent US resident, allegedly played a role in bribing officials of Venezuela’s state-owned food […]

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