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Mutant Ape NFT ripoff creator to forfeit $1.4M, avoids prison
2.11.2024
Mutant Ape Planet creator Aurelien Michel pleaded guilty to defrauding investors and avoided a prison sentence.
Mutant Ape NFT ripoff creator to forfeit $1.4M, avoids prison
2.11.2024
Mutant Ape Planet creator Aurelien Michel pleaded guilty to defrauding investors and avoided a prison sentence.
Mutant Ape NFT ripoff creator to forfeit $1.4M, avoids prison
2.11.2024
Mutant Ape Planet creator Aurelien Michel pleaded guilty to defrauding investors and avoided a prison sentence.
DOJ Takes Down Rug Pull Duo Behind $400,000 NFT Debacle
31.10.2024
A federal jury convicted a man for orchestrating an NFT rug pull scheme, pocketing nearly $400,000 through abandoned projects and cryptocurrency laundering schemes. The NFT Rug Pull That Went Too Far — Federal Jury Brings Verdict The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that...
DOJ and FBI Unveil Charges Against 3 UK Nationals in NFT Rug Pull Scam
11.6.2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have unveiled charges against three UK nationals for a fraudulent non-fungible token (NFT) scheme involving “Evolved Apes,” promising a game development. “They allegedly took investor funds, never...
Senior U.S. Military Airman and Cyber Analyst Charged with Money Laundering for NFT “Rug Pull” Scheme
27.2.2024
Two individuals, including a senior airman and cyber analyst in the U.S. military, have been charged for money laundering in connection to an NFT “rug pull” scheme, a February 23rd statement from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reveals.
The post Senior U.S. Military Airman and Cyber...
Creator of Mutant Ape ripoff NFTs pleads guilty to $3M fraud scheme
15.11.2023
The French developer of the Mutant Ape Planet NFT collection faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud charges
ZachXBT's research cited in Canadian NFT rug pull class action lawsuit
8.7.2023
According to court documents, the Boneheads team has been accused of breach of contract, misappropriating funds and misleading investors
US Arrests ‘Mutant Ape Planet’ NFT Creator in $3M ‘Rug Pull’ Scheme to Defraud Crypto Investors
11.1.2023
The U.S. government has arrested and charged the creator of “Mutant Ape Planet” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for allegedly defrauding crypto investors. “The purchasers were ‘rug pulled,'” the Department of Justice (DOJ) described, adding that millions of dollars...
Feds Seize $34 Million in Crypto From Unidentified Florida Man
5.4.2022
On April 4, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of South Florida revealed that law enforcement seized $34 million in crypto assets from an unidentified man living in Florida. According to the DOJ, the man allegedly conducted more than 100,000 sales on darknet...
NFT Rug Pull: DOJ Charges Two People in Million-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Investors
26.3.2022
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two people allegedly behind a million-dollar non-fungible token (NFT) “rug pull” scheme. They abandoned the NFT project within hours after selling out, deactivated the website, and transferred over $1 million in crypto to the wallets...
DOJ cracks down on 'rug pulls', charging Frosties NFT project founders
25.3.2022
“You can’t solicit funds for a business opportunity, abandon that business and abscond with money investors provided you,” stressed IRS-CI Special Agent-in-Charge Thomas Fattorusso