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Binance exec legal battle escalates amid US-Nigeria tug of war
21.6.2024
Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan’s wife expressed her confusion about why the Nigerian law enforcement agency cannot release her husband based on the Federal Inland Revenue Service rebuttal
Chinese court sentences gang for money laundering using digital yuan
13.6.2024
The Chinese CBDC’s “controllable anonymity” seems to be very highly controlled
US Media Executive Charged in $67 Million Fiat-to-Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
4.6.2024
The U.S. DOJ has charged the CFO of a media company with one count of money laundering and two counts of bank fraud for participating in a scheme that laundered criminal proceeds using cryptocurrency. Authorities allege that Weidong Guan and his accomplices used bank accounts opened with stolen...
Binance Money Laundering Trial in Nigeria Pushed to June 20 Due to Executive’s Illness
24.5.2024
Binance's head of financial crimes compliance Tigran Gambaryan is seriously ill, his lawyers said
Detained Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Collapses During Money Laundering Trial in Nigeria
24.5.2024
Tigran Gambaryan, a detained executive of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, collapsed in court due to alleged ill health during his ongoing money laundering trial in Nigeria.
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Hong Kong Police Arrest 100 Fraud Suspects and Recovers Over HK$180 Million
22.5.2024
Hong Kong police have arrested 100 individuals in a significant crackdown on fraud and money-laundering syndicates, recovering over HK$180 million (US$24.2 million) from 295 victims.
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Feds bust $73M crypto scam, arrest two masterminds
18.5.2024
The scammers convinced victims to transfer millions of dollars into these U.S. bank accounts, which were then used to launder the illicit funds
Binance Aids Taiwan in Busting $6M Crypto Money Laundering Ring
18.5.2024
Binance’s Financial Crimes Compliance Department recently collaborated with Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau and the Taipei District Prosecutors Office on a significant cryptocurrency-assisted money laundering case involving nearly NT$200 million (approximately US$6...
Binance Aids Taiwan in Busting $6M Crypto Money Laundering Ring
18.5.2024
Binance’s Financial Crimes Compliance Department recently collaborated with Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau and the Taipei District Prosecutors Office on a significant cryptocurrency-assisted money laundering case involving nearly NT$200 million (approximately US$6...
Ontario ‘Crypto King’ Faces Major Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
18.5.2024
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced on May 15 that two Ontario residents have been charged with offenses under the Criminal Code of Canada as part of Project Swan, a joint investigation by the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) and the OSC. Aiden Pleterski, self-proclaimed...
Ontario ‘Crypto King’ Faces Major Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
18.5.2024
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced on May 15 that two Ontario residents have been charged with offenses under the Criminal Code of Canada as part of Project Swan, a joint investigation by the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) and the OSC. Aiden Pleterski, self-proclaimed...
Binance exec denied bail in Nigeria money laundering trial
17.5.2024
Head prosecutor Ekele Iheanacho objected to bail by highlighting Gambaryan’s questionable attempt to get a new passport, allegedly due to a stolen previous one, which sparked suspicion
Binance helps Taiwan solve $6.2M crypto fraud
17.5.2024
Working with Binance, Taiwan prosecutors pieced together the evidence, resulting in the indictment of nine individuals for financial crimes, including money laundering and fraud
Binance Collaborates with Taiwan to Resolve Multi-Million Crypto-Assisted Money Laundering Case
17.5.2024
Binance has teamed up with Taiwan's authorities to solve a significant case involving cryptocurrency-assisted money laundering.
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'Crypto King' Aiden Pleterski faces fraud, money laundering charges
16.5.2024
Pleterski and an associate were arrested months after multiple investor complaints and months of police investigation
U.S. Treasury Says It Wants to Better Money Laundering Regulations Around Crypto, Other Illicit Finance
16.5.2024
The U.S. Treasury Department wants to continue beefing up anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing efforts around digital assets, as part of its broader strategy to tamp down on illicit financing
Tornado Cash Developer Appeals Money Laundering Conviction, Seeks Overturning Verdict
16.5.2024
Alexey Pertsev, the developer behind Tornado Cash, has lodged an appeal with the s-Hertogenbosch court of appeal after being found guilty of money laundering.
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Russian Teens Arrested for ‘Crypto-powered Money Laundering’ – Report
16.5.2024
Two Russian teenagers have been arrested in a crackdown on a suspected crypto-powered “money laundering” ring, a police source claimed on May 14.
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Tornado Cash developer sentenced to 64 months for money laundering
15.5.2024
The Dutch court has pronounced Alexey Pertsev guilty of money laundering, with a sentence of a 64-month-long jail term passed. It was a three-judge bench that passed the verdict pertaining to the Tornado Cash builder for money laundering, amounting to $2.2 billion in unlawful assets. There is...
Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Sentenced to 64 Months for Money Laundering
14.5.2024
A Dutch court has sentenced Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev to five years and four months in prison for laundering $2.2 billion through the cryptocurrency mixing service. The case represents a pivotal moment for decentralized finance (defi) regulation and crypto privacy. Dutch Court Imprisons...