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Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventor Jörg Molt Arrested for Alleged Crypto Pension Fraud

14.7.2021
In 2019, a man with Fabio-like hair entered the cryptocurrency scene with questionable claims when he told a slew of people he helped co-found the creation of Bitcoin. The self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor named Jörg Molt not only offered a “Satoshi School” but allegedly ran...

Japanese Police Arrest 4 Men Allegedly Behind $55 Million Crypto Investment Scheme

14.7.2021
Four alleged masterminds of the “Oz Project” have been arrested after duping investors across Japan for at least four years. According to investigators, the scheme raked in $55 million from about 20,000 investors, promising 2.5 times returns in four months. Police in Aichi Prefecture...

Smuggler Arrested With CPUs Strapped To His Body

14.7.2021
Last week customs officials working at the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge stopped a truck driver who they thought was looking “nervous”. With good reason; after searching him they found the dude was literally strapped with concealed...CPUs.Read more

California Man Arrested for Using Government’s Covid-19 PPP Loan to Buy Cryptocurrency and Tesla

12.7.2021
The U.S. has arrested a man on criminal charges after he allegedly defrauded the government’s Covid-19 loan programs and used the money to buy cryptocurrency and Tesla. Using PPP Loan to Buy Cryptocurrency and Tesla The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that Lebnitz Tran...

Man Arrested For Selling Modded Zelda Save Files

10.7.2021
A 27-year old man in Japan was arrested after he was caught attempting to sell modified Zelda: Breath of The Wild save files. Read more

Brazilian ‘King of Bitcoin’ Arrested for Involvement in Alleged $300 Million Fraud

6.7.2021
Claudio Oliveira, owner of the Bitcoin Bank in Brazil and known as the ‘King of Bitcoin,’ was arrested yesterday for his alleged participation in a fraud scheme involving $300 million. According to inquiries from federal authorities, Oliveira faked a Bitcoin hack back in 2019 in which...

Brazil’s ‘Bitcoin King’ arrested over 7,000 missing BTC

6.7.2021
The alleged fraudster’s crypto brokerage filed for bankruptcy in 2019 after claiming to have been the victim of a hack

South Korean Crypto Exchange Execs Arrested Amid USD 2B Fraud Fears

3.7.2021
Police in South Korea said they fear that the crypto exchange V Global could be at the center of a fraud network that has sucked in some USD 2bn, as investigations into the platform intensify and police officers raided the exchange’s offices. Per Seoul Shinmun and Hankook Ilbo, police claim that...

Indian ‘Crypto King’ Arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau — Wazirx Says Not Our User

19.6.2021
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a Mumbai resident known as “crypto king,” who allegedly used bitcoin to purchase narcotics on the dark web. Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx says the accused is not one of its customers. ‘Crypto King’ Arrested...

Man Pirates Anime At Movie Theater To Watch At Home, Gets Arrested

17.6.2021
A fifty-year-old man has been arrested in Osaka for filming the anime feature Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet with his smartphone at a shopping mall movie theater.Read more

China Arrests 1,100 People Allegedly Using Cryptocurrency to Launder Criminal Proceeds

10.6.2021
Chinese authorities have announced that more than 170 criminal gangs have been eliminated and over 1,100 suspects arrested in the latest round of crackdown on criminal groups providing cryptocurrency money laundering services for telecom fraudsters. Crackdown on Telecom Fraud Using Cryptocurrency...

Woman Arrested For Alleged Arson Threats To Attack On Titan Anime Studio

28.5.2021
A 25-year-old woman from Miyagi prefecture has been arrested for allegedly emailing an arson threat to Wit Studio, which is best known for animating the first three seasons of the Attack on Titan anime.Read more

Pikachu Just Got Arrested On The Pokémon TV Anime

21.5.2021
Things sure got real on this week’s episode of Pocket Monster, the latest Pokémon TV anime series.Read more

Woman Arrested For Allegedly Sending Customer Bottle Water Instead Of PS5

20.5.2021
Ikuko Tokuoka, a 41-year-old unemployed woman in Shiga, Japan, has been arrested for fraud after allegedly sending a customer two bottles of water instead of a PlayStation 5.Read more

Six People Connected to a $36M Crypto Scam Arrested, Scheme Operated From Multiple Locations in Europe

18.5.2021
Authorities in Germany launched a massive operation that cracked down on a sophisticated crypto scam, resulting in the arrest of six people in different European countries. Initial reports state that such a fraudulent scheme stole over $36.2 million worth in virtual currencies from individuals...

Card Shop Employee Arrested For Alleged Assault Over Mask Request

12.5.2021
Late last month, 27-year-old Kazuhiro Arita traveled from Osaka to Fukuoka. While there, according to News 24 and ANN, a 55-year-old man warned him about not wearing a mask, provoking Arita to allegedly punch him repeatedly in the head. Read more

Alleged Bitcoin Fog Operator Arrested for Money Laundering, Admin Accused of Mixing 1.2 Million BTC

28.4.2021
U.S. law enforcement arrested the alleged operator of Bitcoin Fog, Roman Sterlingov in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Documents show Sterlingov is accused of laundering over 1.2 million bitcoin via the Bitcoin Fog mixer, a tool that allows users to mix transactions together. According to federal...