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Bitfinex hacker should get 5 years jail for 120K BTC heist: Feds

17.10.2024
Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole 120,000 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on the Bitfinex, should receive a reduced sentence of five-years in prison, prosecutors say.

France Charges Telegram’s Pavel Durov, Sets Bail at €5 Million

28.8.2024
Telegram’s founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, is still in hot water in France, facing multiple criminal charges linked to activities on his messaging platform. The French court reportedly set his bail at €5 million, and he’s now prohibited from leaving the country. French Authorities Charge Telegram...

French Court Extends Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Police Custody

27.8.2024
French prosecutors have announced that an investigative judge extended the police custody of Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, on Monday evening for up to 48 hours. After that, French authorities must either release or charge him. Durov was detained on Saturday at Le Bourget airport amid a judicial...

Binance founder should be jailed for 36 months, US prosecutors say

24.4.2024
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao is expected to be sentenced on April 30 after pleading guilty to money laundering in November 2023

SafeMoon CEO bail release goes on hold after Feds cite flight risk

10.11.2023
Prosecutors argued SafeMoon CEO Braden John Karony poses a flight risk given his alleged access to funds and overseas connections

Prosecutors Challenge FTX Founder’s Legal Advice Defense Ahead of Fraud Trial

30.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team claimed last week that the FTX founder received assurances from lawyers his actions were lawful. However, federal prosecutors are now contesting the validity of Bankman-Fried’s defense strategy ahead of trial. Bankman-Fried’s Legal Defense...

FTX Founder’s Expert Witnesses Face Exclusion in Fraud Trial

29.8.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion on Monday seeking to bar all seven of Sam Bankman-Fried’s proposed expert witnesses from testifying in the former FTX CEO’s upcoming fraud trial. Federal prosecutors cited issues with the witnesses’ reliability and accused them...

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried prosecutors submit proposed jury instructions for trial

22.8.2023
Ahead of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s October trial, government prosecutors have laid out their requests for how the jury should be directed

Ex-FTX exec Salame won’t testify in alleged illegal campaign donation case

15.8.2023
Ryan Salame plans to plead the Fifth if he is asked to testify at Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial, according to United States prosecutors

Report: FTX Co-CEO Ryan Salame in Plea Deal Talks; Private Jet May Be Forfeited

9.8.2023
A Bloomberg article, citing “people familiar with the case,” reveals that FTX’s co-CEO Ryan Salame is allegedly in talks with prosecutors, and a plea agreement could be forthcoming. Insiders also emphasize that Salame’s privately owned aircraft may be surrendered as part...

FBI searched Kraken co-founder's home in March: Report

7.7.2023
Electronic devices were seized from former Kraken CEO Jesse Powell’s Los Angeles home in connection to a non-crypto-related investigation into alleged hacking and cyberstalking

5 Charges Temporarily Suspended in FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Legal Battle

17.6.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal prosecutors in New York have opted to temporarily suspend five charges against the beleaguered FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). Nevertheless, these five charges have been “severed” and deferred until 2024, potentially leaving...

Seoul Court Greenlights Seizure of Do Kwon’s Assets Worth $176 Million

11.5.2023
According to a local report, South Korean prosecutors have been given the green light by the Criminal Division of the Seoul Southern District Court to seize assets owned by Do Kwon, the co-founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs. The report discloses that a total of 233.3 billion won ($176...

French Authorities Raid 5 Major Banks Over Accusations of Money Laundering and Fiscal Fraud

28.3.2023
On Tuesday, French officials conducted raids on five major banks located in and around Paris, including Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Natixis, and BNP’s Exane Bank, over alleged charges of money laundering and fiscal fraud. According to a spokesperson for France’s Financial...

Report: Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Plans to Appeal Detention Extension After Arrest in Montenegro

26.3.2023
According to the Montenegro-based newspaper Vijesti, Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, also known as Kwon Do-hyung, is appealing the detention extension ordered by a Montenegrin court. Kwon was arrested on March 23, 2023, after being caught at Podgorica Airport in Montenegro while...

Crypto.com customer accused of $10M spending spree granted bail

21.3.2023
The Judge explained that prison time wasn’t necessary because Singh couldn’t flee without his Indian passport or being able to apply for a new one

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...