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South Korean Ex-Police Officer Denies Crypto ‘Bribery’ Charges
10.1.2024
Source: vectorfusionart/Adobe The trial of a former South Korean police officer has begun in Gwangju. The ex-law enforcer denies taking bribes during a suspected crypto fraud investigation. Per the news broadcaster YTN, the former police sergeant is accused of receiving bribes from a crypto...
Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer Slams US Decision to Drop Additional Charges Against Bankman-Fried, Calls it a ‘Miscarriage of Justice’
1.1.2024
Source: a video screenshot, ABC News / YouTube US prosecutors have decided not to pursue the remaining charges against Sam Bankman-Fried, including allegations of foreign bribery and bank fraud. However, it is the dropped charge of unlawful political donations that has sparked significant concern...
Sam Bankman-Fried Unlikely to Face Second Trial, Say US Prosecutors – Here’s the Latest
30.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Александр Поташев US prosecutors are reluctant to pursue a second trial in the case involving Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX. Bankman-Fried, who was convicted last month for embezzling funds from FTX customers, seems likely to avoid further...
DOJ Halts Second Trial Against FTX’s Bankman Fried, Citing Sufficiency of Initial Evidence and ‘Public Interest’
30.12.2023
On Dec. 29, 2023, past 6 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), the Department of Justice (DOJ) conveyed in a letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan its decision to not move forward with a subsequent trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, the ex-CEO of FTX. FTX’s Bankman Fried Avoids Second Trial According to several...
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Second Criminal Trial, U.S. Prosecutors Say
30.12.2023
Bulgarian Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Crypto Lender Nexo — ‘No Evidence of Criminal Activity’
26.12.2023
The prosecutor’s office for Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, has dropped criminal proceedings against crypto lender Nexo. “The team of supervising prosecutors came to the conclusion that there was no evidence of committed crimes,” the authorities stated, adding that crypto...
3AC’s Su Zhu Examined in Singapore Court as Prosecutors Seek to Recover Creditor’s Assets
13.12.2023
Source: Adobe/Christophe Fouquin Three Arrows Capital’s (3AC) co-founder Su Zhu was probed in a Singapore court for the first time about the company’s collapse as prosecutors intensified efforts to recover funds belonging to creditors. According to a recent Bloomberg report, Zhu will be subject...
Trial of ‘Art-themed Altcoin Fraudster’ Underway in South Korea
12.12.2023
Source: icedmocha/Adobe The trial of a suspected crypto fraudster who allegedly told victims they were investing in an art-themed altcoin and NFTs has begun at court in Gwangju, South Korea. According to Munhwa Ilbo, prosecutors say an individual surnamed Tak, aged 44, “defrauded” 13 “victims”...
South Korean Customs Service Swoops on Int’l ‘USDT-Gambling Ring’
6.12.2023
Source: Tatyana Maksimova/Adobe South Korean law enforcers are continuing to crack down on crypto-powered crime, with customs officials shutting down a suspected international gambling ring that used USDT. According to the broadcaster KBS, officers arrested seven people in raids, with one remanded...
US Prosecutors Urge Court to Keep Binance’s Ex-CEO in the Country Amid Flight Risk Concerns
24.11.2023
In the wake of the settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, federal authorities are insisting that the exchange’s former CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), remain stateside until his sentencing in February 2024. Justice Department Seeks...
US Prosecutors Move to Block Former Binance CEO CZ’s Return to UAE Until Sentencing
23.11.2023
Source: Youtube/Entrepreneur ME Prosecutors are pressing a federal judge to prevent former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao from leaving the United States before his scheduled sentencing hearing on February 23, 2024. This move comes after the $4.3 billion settlement reached by Binance with the U.S....
Binance's Ex-CEO CZ 'Poses a Serious Risk of Flight,' Prosecutors Claim in Asking He Stay in U.S.
23.11.2023
Binance’s American VIPs: A Revealing Look at High-Net-Worth Influence Amid DOJ Settlement
22.11.2023
On Tuesday, charges against crypto exchange titan Binance Holdings Limited were revealed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which reached a significant $4.316 billion settlement with the world’s largest crypto exchange for noncompliance with anti-money laundering (AML) laws. Despite Binance’s...
Report: Crypto Mining Equipment Found in Poland’s Supreme Court
20.11.2023
Prosecutors in Poland’s capital Warsaw recently launched a probe into how cryptocurrency mining equipment was installed in a building housing the country’s Supreme Administrative Court. The chairman of the court’s information department insisted the crypto-mining equipment posed...
SEC Chair Gensler Slammed for Stating SEC Doesn’t Prosecute Honest Business
19.11.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler was slammed by the crypto community for stating: “We are not prosecutors of honest business, nor defenders of crookedness.” Many crypto advocates pushed back against Gensler, arguing that the SEC under his leadership has taken...
Bithumb’s Ex-Chair Faces Eight-Year Jail Term as Prosecutors File Appeal
17.11.2023
source: gesrey/Adobe South Korean prosecutors have filed an appeal in the alleged fraud case involving Lee Jeong-hoon, the former chair of local cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb. According to the report from Seoul Economic Daily, prosecutors are once again advocating for an eight-year jail term...
Court Halts SafeMoon’s CEO Bail After Prosecutors Allege a “Danger to the Community”
10.11.2023
Source: Adobe United States federal prosecutors have halted the bail of SafeMoon’s CEO Braden John Karony after they challenged the previous order citing a danger to the community and a potential flight risk. Court filings show New York District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall has paused Karony’s bail...
SafeMoon CEO bail release goes on hold after Feds cite flight risk
10.11.2023
Prosecutors argued SafeMoon CEO Braden John Karony poses a flight risk given his alleged access to funds and overseas connections
Head of South Korea’s Biggest Crypto Exchange ‘Not Guilty’ of Data Manipulation
10.11.2023
Source: vladim_ka/Adobe The head of Dunamu, operator of South Korea’s market-leading Upbit crypto exchange, has been found not guilty of manipulating platform data. Per Chosun Ilbo, the nation’s Supreme Court acquitted the Dunamu Chairman Song Chi-hyung, of fraud charges under the Aggravated...
Taiwan Authorities Arrest Two Suspects in JPEX Scandal Amid Ongoing Investigation
9.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The Taipei District Prosecutors Office has detained two individuals linked to JPEX, the cryptocurrency exchange, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected fraud. The arrests come as a result of their alleged involvement in violations of relevant banking and anti-money...