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NY Attorney charges 3 tied to 'Evolved Apes' NFT scam
7.6.2024
The nearly 10,000-strong NFT collection is still listed on OpenSea, but its floor price is a measly $7.60
Why was Ryan Salame given a sentence longer than prosecutors recommended?
28.5.2024
U.S. authorities had requested a judge impose a sentence of five to seven years on the former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO, but one ordered Ryan Salame to spend 90 months in prison
Prosecutors Push 5-7 Year Sentence For FTX Exec Ryan Salame
23.5.2024
U.S. prosecutors are pushing for a 5 - 7 year sentence for former FTX executive Ryan Salame on charges stemming from his time at Sam Bankman-Fried’s doomed crypto exchange, a new court filing reveals. Salame is the first executive of the exchange outside of Sam Bankman-Fried to be formally...
South African Prosecutors Set to Pursue Collapsed Pyramid Scheme Co-Conspirators
23.5.2024
South African prosecutors are reportedly investigating co-conspirators of Mirror Trading International and may charge them with fraud or forgery. The declaration of the scheme as unlawful may have strengthened the National Prosecuting Authority’s case against the masterminds of Mirror Trading...
Prosecutors Recommend 5-7 Year Sentence for Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame
22.5.2024
Prosecutors have proposed a prison term of five to seven years for Ryan Salame, a former executive at FTX, ahead of his sentencing scheduled for May 28, 2024. This recommendation contrasts sharply with Salame’s legal team’s plea for a more lenient punishment of no more than 18 months. Clash Over...
US Prosecutors Seek 5-7 Years for Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame
22.5.2024
Prosecutors argue that former FTX executive Ryan Salame's crimes warrant a substantial prison term, beyond the 18 months previously requested by his lawyers, with sentencing scheduled for May 28.
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US prosecutors push for 5–7 years prison for ex-FTX exec
22.5.2024
The U.S. prosecutors demanded “just punishment” fitting the scale of his crime. Salame’s lawyers argue that he should serve no more than 18 months
Taiwanese Prosecutors Indict 32 Individuals Implicated in $24.5 Million ACE Exchange Fraud Scheme
29.4.2024
At least 32 individuals connected to the now-defunct Taiwan-based cryptocurrency exchange, ACE Exchange, have been indicted on fraud charges. Prosecutors have recommended 20-year jail terms for the founder, David Pan, and his business partner, while a 12-year jail term has been proposed...
Taiwan prosecutors target 20-year sentences for ACE exchange suspects
27.4.2024
According to the prosecutors, the increased scale of the losses justifies the sentence recommendation
Over 30 People Charged In $24M Crypto Fraud Linked to Taiwan’s ACE Exchange
26.4.2024
Taiwan prosecutors charged 32 individuals with fraud and money laundering linked to ACE Exchange, the Taipei Times reported Friday.
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Prosecutors in the US are contemplating 3 years imprisonment for Zhao
24.4.2024
Prosecutors in the US strongly feel that the founder and ex-chief executive of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, deserves a three-year sentencing, as per a recent filing. In the opinion of the Department of Justice, Zhao’s illegal activities were intentional and deliberate. It was an act carried...
US Prosecutors Seek 36-Month Sentence for Binance’s Changpeng Zhao Over Legal Violations
24.4.2024
Federal prosecutors have recommended a 36-month prison sentence for Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s former CEO, for U.S. law violations. Prosecutors contend Zhao’s deliberate non-compliance facilitated massive unlawful transactions, impacting national security...
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Faces 3-Year Prison Sentence for Money Laundering
24.4.2024
US prosecutors are pushing for a 3-year prison sentence for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who is set to be sentenced on April 30 in Seattle.
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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
Man Charged in ‘Cryptojacking’ Scheme for Stealing Cloud Computing to Mine $1M in Crypto
16.4.2024
US prosecutors have charged a man with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a large-scale illegal 'cryptojacking' operation.
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Venezuelan Prosecutors Arrest Former Vice President in ‘Crypto Plot’ Probe
11.4.2024
Venezuelan prosecutors say they have arrested former Vice President Tareck El Aissami, the alleged “ringleader” of a “crypto plot” to embezzle money from state oil sales.
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Legal Experts Explain Why Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-Year Prison Sentence Is Fair
4.4.2024
Former FTX customers are finally able to take a sigh of relief knowing that Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan issued the 25-year sentence to Bankman-Fried, while prosecutors pegged the FTX saga to be one of the biggest financial frauds...
Dutch Prosecutors Seek 64-Month Jail Sentence for Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev
27.3.2024
The judge will deliver the verdict on May 14, the court said
KuCoin Sees Over $1 Billion Outflows After Money Laundering Charges in US
27.3.2024
Crypto exchange KuCoin saw over $1 billion in outflows in the last 24 hours after the US prosecutors announced charges against the exchange and two of its founders, Chun Gan and Ke Tang, for violating anti-money laundering laws.
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Hancom Scion Released on Bail in South Korean ‘Crypto Slush Fund’ Probe
27.3.2024
A South Korean court has released the son of software giant Hancom Group’s Chairman on bail as prosecutors continue to probe an alleged “crypto slush fund.”
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