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Crypto Exchange Bithumb Raided by South Korean Prosecutors Over Embezzlement Allegations: Report
20.3.2025
Investigation centers on claims that Bithumb helped a former CEO finance an apartment
South Korea raids Bithumb amid ex-CEO’s alleged $2M embezzlement
20.3.2025
South Korean prosecutors raided crypto exchange Bithumb following suspicions that its former CEO embezzled funds to purchase an apartment. On March 20, Seoul’s Southern District Prosecutors Office reportedly searched Bithumbs offices in the country. The investigation centered around...
Delphi’s ex-finance VP sentenced to 4 years over $4.5M embezzlement
19.12.2024
Delphi Digital’s former vice president of fiance, Dylan Meissner, was sentenced to four years in jail for stealing $4.5 million from the firm and then attempting to cover it up
Delphi’s ex-finance VP sentenced to 4 years over $4.5M embezzlement
19.12.2024
Delphi Digital’s former vice president of fiance, Dylan Meissner, was sentenced to four years in jail for stealing $4.5 million from the firm and attempting to cover it up
Mango Labs sues DAO members for alleged embezzlement scheme
10.10.2024
The drama around Mango Labs just never seems to stop. Its problems are with its own members, too
Former Bank CEO Sentenced to Prison for $47M Crypto Fraud Leading to Bank Collapse
21.8.2024
The former CEO of failed Heartland Tri-State Bank was sentenced to over 24 years in prison for embezzling more than $47 million in a fraudulent crypto scheme that caused the bank’s collapse. He funneled the stolen funds into cryptocurrency wallets linked to a “pig butchering”...
Former Finance VP Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $4 Million From Crypto Firm
21.7.2024
Dylan Meissner, 31, of Westport, has pleaded guilty to fraud in Hartford federal court, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Meissner, a former Vice President of Finance at a cryptocurrency research firm, admitted to stealing over $4 million from his employer. Starting in January 2022...
Former Bank CEO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $47M to Buy Crypto, Leading to Bank Collapse
24.5.2024
Former Heartland Tri-State Bank CEO Shan Hanes pleaded guilty on Thursday to embezzling $47.1 million for personal cryptocurrency purchases, leading to the bank’s collapse. From May to July 2023, Hanes executed at least 10 wire transfers from the Elkhart-based bank to cryptocurrency accounts....
Venezuelan Probe Unveils Crypto Money Laundering Scheme Linked to Oil Sale Embezzlement; Kraken Involved
12.4.2024
The Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, unveiled the second wave of detentions linked to a crypto money laundering scheme derived from unregistered oil sales paid in different currencies and crypto. The former president of the state-owned oil company PDVSA, Tareck El Aissami,...
CEO of Bank Involved In Pig Butchering Scheme Charged With Embezzling $47 Million
13.2.2024
In a startling breach of trust, the CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank is facing charges for orchestrating an embezzlement of $47 million. The high-profile case came to light following revelations that the bank played a central role in a sophisticated ‘pig butchering’ scheme, according...
Crypto Platform Haru Invest’s Top Executives Arrested for Allegedly Embezzling $826 Million
8.2.2024
The leadership of Haru Invest finds itself behind bars, facing allegations of defrauding 16,000 customers by embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars under the guise of offering safe, high-yield crypto investments. Haru Invest Executives Arrested for $826 Million Embezzlement South Korean...
Latam Insights: USDT Takes Over Brazil, Bukele’s Administration Accused of Embezzlement
6.11.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: USDT dominates the Brazilian crypto market, Bukele’s administration is accused of deviating funds for Bitcoin projects, and Venezuelan exchanges...
S Korean Prosecutors to Probe ex-Kakao CEO Over Crypto ‘Embezzlement’ Allegations
13.10.2023
South Korean prosecutors will launch a “full-scale investigation” into the former CEO of the tech powerhouse Kakao over crypto “embezzlement” claims.
Chosun Ilbo reported that the case will be handled by the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office’s Virtual Asset Crime Joint Investigation...
All I Had Was a ‘Simple Calculator’ — Former Mt Gox CEO Draws Parallels With Bankman-Fried’s Journey
14.9.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, has been denied temporary release from prison after his legal team complained about his ability to prep for trial and his laptop’s alleged lack of internet access. On Tuesday, the former CEO of Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles, shared his experience after he...
Inflation and Anguish: Outraged Lebanese Depositors Continue to Riot Against Financial Institutions
15.5.2023
Amid Lebanon’s financial crisis, significant demonstrations have erupted in Beirut targeting financial institutions. Outraged Lebanese depositors, witnessing their savings vanish, have resorted to smashing bank windows, setting fires, and engaging in riots. Simultaneously, leaders...
Ex-CFO that stole $5M to trade crypto and ‘meme stocks' gets 3 years prison
28.4.2023
Cooper Morgenthau embezzled $5 million from three different companies and lost almost all of it trading cryptocurrencies and "meme stocks."
Do Kwon’s Terraform Sent $7 Million to Law Firm Before Collapse, Report Unveils
16.4.2023
Prosecutors investigating failed blockchain firm Terraform Labs have found out that its Singapore office sent millions of U.S. dollars to lawyers just before the crash of its cryptocurrencies. According to Korean media, the transfers suggest that co-founder Do Kwon was aware of the imminent...
Head of Venezuelan Crypto Watchdog Sunacrip Arrested on Alleged Corruption Charges; Institution to Face Restructuring
21.3.2023
Joselit Ramirez, head of the Venezuelan cryptocurrency authority Sunacrip, was arrested on March 18, according to reports from local media. Ramirez, who led the institution from its creation in 2018, was arrested for being allegedly involved in corruption schemes, including the embezzlement of...
Report: Former FTX Director of Engineering Nishad Singh Negotiating Plea Deal with Prosecutors
18.2.2023
Another member of Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle allegedly plans to plead guilty to criminal charges for his role in the alleged fraud that occurred at the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. According to unnamed sources familiar with the matter, Nishad Singh, FTX’s former director...
Bithumb owner arrested in South Korea over alleged embezzlement
2.2.2023
The net is closing in on Bithumb executives as the suspected real owner of the exchange is arrested