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Bitcoin ATM Operator Indicted in New York Allegedly Running Illegal Business Attracting Criminals
18.4.2022
A bitcoin ATM operator has been indicted in New York for running an illegal business “marketed towards individuals engaged in criminal activity.” The district attorney in charge described: “Robert Taylor allegedly went to great lengths to keep his bitcoin kiosk business...
Former Party Organizer Indicted for Laundering $2.7M in Bitcoin and Cash
25.3.2022
Thomas Spieker was indicted for operating a global bitcoin laundering scheme that helped multiple clients hide profits earned from illegal activities
BitConnect Founder Indicted in $2.4B Ponzi Scheme Has Disappeared
1.3.2022
Attorneys said efforts to locate the convicted founder could remain unfruitful
US Charges Indian Citizen in $3.4 Billion Crypto Ponzi Scheme Bitconnect
27.2.2022
The founder of the $3.4 billion crypto Ponzi scheme Bitconnect has been charged in the United States. “If convicted of all counts, he faces a maximum total penalty of 70 years in prison,” said the U.S. Department of Justice. Bitconnect’s Founder Could Go to Prison for 70 Years...
Cryptsy CEO Indicted for Defrauding Crypto Investors, Destroying Evidence
28.1.2022
The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Cryptsy has been indicted in the U.S. The 17-count indictment charges the crypto exchange executive with “tax evasion, wire fraud, money laundering, computer fraud, tampering with records, documents, and other objects, and destruction of records in...
“PlugWalkJoe” indicted for $784k cryptocurrency theft scheme
4.11.2021
Joseph O’Connor indicted on a raft of wire fraud, computer hacking, money laundering and identify theft counts
Studio Behind Demon Slayer Anime Indicted For Tax Evasion
9.7.2021
Tokyo prosecutors have indicted anime studio Ufotable and its founder Hikaru Kondo for evading around $1.2 million in taxes. NHK and ANN News reports that between 2015 and 2018, the studio and Kondo hid around 4 million dollars in company earnings. According to sources, the president had a secret...
Life on the Run- An Insiders Look at John McAfee on the Run
31.3.2021
I opened my Telegram and noticed I had way more messages than usual. I knew something was askew. The headers of the messages were all very similar, “John McAfee just called you an idiot on Twitter.” Here we go I muttered under my breath as I further investigated what all the hype...
Indictment Order Issued Against Leaders of the Geek Group for Their Role Using BTC in an Illegal Money Transmission Business
6.3.2021
A U.S. District Court has indicted three individuals behind the now-defunct Geek Group for their role in running an illegal money transmission business that used bitcoin to move funds across states. According to the indictment documents, it was Christopher Allan Boden then president of the Geek...
John McAfee Indicted by DOJ Over Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraud Charges
6.3.2021
Tech entrepreneur and former anti-virus tycoon John McAfee has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on money laundering and fraud charges. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI unsealed the indictment charging McAfee and his associate Jimmy...
Group of Men, One Company Indicted for Handling Stolen Coincheck XEM
11.2.2021
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Prosecutors in Japan have pressed charges against 13 people and one corporation accused of handling stolen NEM (XEM) tokens raided from the c.USD 530 million Coincheck hack in early 2018, still the biggest crypto exchange security breach in history.
At least four people...
Serbian Man Extradited to US After Being Indicted In $70 Million Crypto Fraud
6.2.2021
The scheme allegedly included offering bitcoin at “half market price.”
8 People Arrested in Argentina Linked to Onecoin Ponzi Scam
13.12.2020
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Argentine city of Córdoba has indicted 12 people in connection with the Onecoin Ponzi scheme. Eight of them have been arrested. Onecoin Scammers Arrested The Public Prosecutor’s Office for Complex Crimes of the Argentine city of Córdoba...
Two Indicted in Latest Federal Prosecution of SIM-Swapping Crypto Thieves
28.10.2020
One alleged conspirator tried to SWAT the other after he "failed to share" the pair's stolen crypto
John McAfee Arrested, Indicted for $23 Million Illegal Crypto Pumping and Tax Evasion in US
6.10.2020
John McAfee has been arrested and indicted for tax evasion, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. The cybersecurity entrepreneur has also been charged with fraudulently pumping cryptocurrencies by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. McAfee Fraudulently Pumped Tokens The U.S. Department...
$15 Million Bounty on Maduro: US Charges Venezuelan President With Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking
27.3.2020
The U.S. has charged 14 high-ranking officials of the Venezuelan government, including President Nicolas Maduro, with “narco-terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking and other criminal charges.” The U.S. government is offering rewards of up to $15 million for any information leading...
Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Indicted Over North Korea Event Appearance
9.1.2020
Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith has been indicted in New York over allegations relating to a conference appearance in North Korea last April
US Citizen Accepting Bitcoin for Narcotics Indicted by DOJ
3.1.2020
Joanna De Alba "dispensed heroin and methamphetamine from the shadowy corners of the internet," said U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue
US Citizen Indicted for Narcotics Distribution in Exchange for Bitcoin
3.1.2020
U.S. citizen Joanna De Alba allegedly promoted and sold narcotics for Bitcoin
New York Resident Indicted for Crypto Scam, Charged With Wire Fraud
6.11.2019
U.S. authorities have charged a New York resident with wire fraud for misusing investors’ funds in a digital currency scheme dubbed Igobit