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Suspects in Manhattan Crypto Kidnapping, Torture Case Plead Not Guilty as Investigation Widens
30.5.2025
William Duplessie, 33, and John Woeltz, 37, have been accused of holding a 28-year-old Italian man hostage for over two weeks and torturing him in an attempt to steal his bitcoin
Safemoon CEO Found Guilty in Major Crypto Fraud, Could Serve 45 Years
22.5.2025
Safemoon’s explosive rise was fueled by a massive fraud scheme, as its CEO was convicted for looting investor funds, lying about locked liquidity, and laundering millions. Safemoon CEO Faces 45 Years as Liquidity Pool Lies Lead to Federal Conviction The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced...
Jury convicts ex-SafeMoon CEO on all charges
21.5.2025
A New York jury found Braden John Karony, the former CEO of cryptocurrency company SafeMoon, guilty of three felony charges after less than a day of deliberation.According to May 21 reporting from the courtroom, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, a jury convicted Karony...
Ex-Cred execs plead guilty to wire fraud over $150M crypto collapse
14.5.2025
Two former executives of the bankrupt crypto lending service Cred have pleaded guilty to wire fraud connected to the company’s collapse.Former Cred CEO Daniel Schatt and chief financial officer Joseph Podulka admitted to wire fraud as part of a plea deal with prosecutors, according to a...
Former execs of crypto lender Cred cop to wire fraud
14.5.2025
Two former executives of the bankrupt crypto lending service Cred have pleaded guilty to wire fraud connected to the company’s collapse.Former Cred CEO Daniel Schatt and chief financial officer Joseph Podulka admitted to wire fraud as part of a plea deal with prosecutors, according to a...
Former FTX exec's wife says gov't 'induced a guilty plea'
8.5.2025
Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, who faces federal campaign finance charges, is pushing for dismissal on the grounds that US prosecutors deceived her husband in a plea deal.In a May 7 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York...
Former FTX exec's wife says gov't 'induced a guilty plea'
8.5.2025
Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, who faces federal campaign finance charges, is pushing for dismissal on the grounds that US prosecutors deceived her husband in a plea deal.In a May 7 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York...
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Fraud
8.5.2025
Mashinsky pled guilty to securities and commodities fraud charges last December
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Leaves Prison, Seeks Pardon
9.4.2025
Griffith pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions after giving a talk at a crypto conference in Pyongyang in 2019
DOJ Seeks Forfeiture of $23 Million in Crypto After Gotbit Guilty Plea
29.3.2025
Fake trading bots, manipulated token prices, and $23 million in seized crypto underscore a sweeping DOJ crackdown on fraud and deceptive digital market practices. DOJ Targets Gotbit in $23M Crypto Market Manipulation Crackdown The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) disclosed on March 27 that it...
President Trump Pardons Arthur Hayes, 2 Other BitMEX Co-Founders
28.3.2025
Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of BitMEX, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act and was sentenced to two years probation
$23 Million Seized as Crypto Market Maker Collapses With Guilty Plea
23.3.2025
A crypto market maker admitted to years of fake trading, using custom software to inflate token prices and volumes in a massive scheme to mislead investors. Wash Trading Empire Crushed: DOJ Exposes Years-Long Crypto Volume Scam The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on March 21 that Gotbit...
Gotbit Founder Aleksei Andriunin Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Market Manipulation
20.3.2025
Prosecutors are recommending that Andriunin, 26, spends no more than 24 months in a U.S. prison
AML Bitcoin Creator Found Guilty In Pump-and-Dump Case Linked to 'Casino Jack'
13.3.2025
A jury in California convicted Rowland Marcus Andrade of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the sale of AML Bitcoin
Ex-girlfriend of crypto ‘Godfather’ pleads guilty to $2.6M tax charge
5.3.2025
Iris Ramaya Au, the ex-girlfriend of Adam Iza, known as the crypto “Godfather,” copped to failing to report over $2.6 million she gained from her ex-boyfriend’s crimes
Ex-girlfriend of crypto ‘Godfather’ pleads guilty to $2.6M tax charge
5.3.2025
Iris Ramaya Au, the ex-girlfriend of Adam Iza, known as the crypto “Godfather,” copped to failing to report over $2.6 million she gained from her ex-boyfriend’s crimes
Ex-girlfriend of crypto ‘Godfather’ pleads guilty to $2.6M tax charge
5.3.2025
Iris Ramaya Au, the ex-girlfriend of Adam Iza, known as the crypto “Godfather,” copped to failing to report over $2.6 million she gained from her ex-boyfriend’s crimes
Ex-girlfriend of crypto ‘Godfather’ pleads guilty to $2.6M tax charge
5.3.2025
Iris Ramaya Au, the ex-girlfriend of Adam Iza, known as the crypto “Godfather,” copped to failing to report over $2.6 million she gained from her ex-boyfriend’s crimes
OKX Pleads Guilty and Shells Out $500M After Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws
25.2.2025
“OKX was used to facilitate over five billion dollars’ worth of suspicious transactions and criminal proceeds,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky. OKX Settles for $500M Following Guilty Plea in Anti-Money Laundering Case Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange OKX pled guilty to one count...
OKX pleads guilty, pays $505M in penalties to settle DOJ charges
24.2.2025
OKX’s Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd agreed to pay over $500 million worth of fines for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business