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US Attorney behind Sam Bankman-Fried case will resign on Dec. 13

25.11.2024
Deputy US Attorney Edward Y. Kim will serve as the acting head for the Southern District of New York until the Senate confirms one of Donald Trump’s nominees

Trump Names Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton to DOJ Office, the Same Office That Prosecuted SBF

15.11.2024
President-elect Donald Trump said former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton would be his U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, heading up the state's Department of Justice branch

US Sends Crypto Promoter to Prison for 20 Years in Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

17.10.2024
A cryptocurrency promoter was sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, particularly in Spanish-speaking U.S. communities. The scheme, disguised as a crypto mining operation, promised guaranteed returns but left victims unable to withdraw...

Crypto Ponzi Leader Receives 121-Month Prison Sentence

6.10.2024
David Carmona, founder of the Icomtech cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for defrauding investors with false promises of profits. His scheme targeted working-class people with the lure of financial freedom through cryptocurrency trading and mining, none...

Founder of crypto ‘Ponzi’ scheme’ IcomTech sentenced to 10 years in prison

5.10.2024
David Carmona was the “mastermind” behind IcomTech’s “Ponzi scheme," which netted an estimated $8.4 million from victims

NY Attorney charges 3 tied to 'Evolved Apes' NFT scam

7.6.2024
The nearly 10,000-strong NFT collection is still listed on OpenSea, but its floor price is a measly $7.60

Top promoter in Forcount ‘Ponzi’ pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy

6.6.2024
Part of the plea deal involved Juan Tacuri forfeiting nearly $4 million and real estate which were purchased with victim funds

FBI busts $43M crypto and Las Vegas hospitality Ponzi scheme

2.5.2024
The FBI arrested a New York resident for defrauding investors of at least $43 million in a multi-year Ponzi scheme that included a Las Vegas hospitality business and crypto trading operation

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Keonne Rodriguez Pleads Not Guilty, Released on $1M Bail

30.4.2024
On Monday, April 29, Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the non-custodial bitcoin wallet Samourai, entered a plea of not guilty to accusations of operating a money transmitter and engaging in money laundering. Rodriguez secured his release by posting a $1 million bail and will be confined to...

US Authorities Charge Founders of Bitcoin Mixer Samourai Wallet for Laundering Over $100 Million

24.4.2024
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted the founders of Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez, and William Lonergan Hill, on charges of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and laundering over $100 million through illicit transactions. DOJ Indicts Samourai Wallet Founders...

Sam Bankman-Fried Sentencing: U.S. Attorney Damian Williams' Statement

28.3.2024

Crypto Exchange Kucoin and Founders Charged With Bank Secrecy Act and Money Laundering Violations

26.3.2024
The Southern District of New York has announced charges against the global cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin and its founders for major violations of U.S. anti-money laundering laws. Kucoin Faces Legal Firestorm for Alleged Anti-Money Laundering Failures Damian Williams, the United States Attorney...

AirBit Club 'ponzi' co-founder gets 12 years prison

27.9.2023
Convicted fraudster Pablo Renato Rodriguez will also need to serve three years of supervised release after he finishes his 12 year imprisonment sentence

Founders of Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash Accused of Laundering $1 Billion

24.8.2023
The founders of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash were charged Thursday with allegedly helping to launder more than $1 billion in digital currency, including funds taken by North Korean hackers. Department of Justice: ‘You Can’t Hide From Us Behind a Keyboard — Whether You’re a Hacker...

FTX’s Bankman-Fried seeks gag order for all witnesses in criminal case

24.7.2023
Lawyers representing SBF have agreed to a gag order preventing him from making comments that could sway his criminal trial but says it should apply to other witnesses too

Sam Bankman-Fried Accused of Leaking Diary Excerpts to Discredit Key Witness

21.7.2023
A court document penned by U.S. Department of Justice attorney Damian Williams alleges FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried released diary excerpts from former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison. The U.S. attorney asserts that Bankman-Fried intended to discredit the government’s key witness...

Silk Road Advisor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison While a Rogue Double-Agent Eludes Capture

12.7.2023
On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, led by attorney Damian Williams, announced a 20-year prison sentence for Roger Clark. Clark was allegedly the senior advisor to the original Silk Road, an infamous darknet marketplace that operated...