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US Justice Department, Regulators Contacted Binance on FTX Talks: Source
10.11.2022
Binance has heard from U.S. agencies and European authorities on its recent interactions with floundering FTX
FTX Faces US Justice Department Probe: Report
10.11.2022
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into crypto exchange FTX after its apparent collapse, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday
US lawmakers request Justice Dept share CBDC assessment
5.10.2022
The House members claimed the "appropriate place for the discussion" on legislation concerning a digital dollar would be in the U.S. legislative branch
Republican Lawmakers Who Oppose a Fed-Issued CBDC Ask for US Justice Department's Assessment
5.10.2022
A group of Republican lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee have asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to share the Justice Department's assessment on whether the Federal Reserve has the necessary authority to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC)
Crypto Crime-Focused Justice Department Leader Leaving Role: Report
13.9.2022
Nicholas Quaid, second-in-command in the Criminal Division, spent his nearly two-year stint at the DOJ developing the regime surrounding crypto crime legislation and prosecution
US Justice Department seized $500K in fiat and crypto from hackers connected to DPRK government
19.7.2022
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said authorities relied on victims to report attacks "as soon as those crimes occur" to help recover funds
US Justice Department Seizes $500K in Ransom Payments and Crypto From North Korean Hackers
19.7.2022
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the FBI has identified a new type of ransomware used by the state-sponsored hackers
US Justice Department Urges More Coordination to Combat Crypto Crime
7.6.2022
A new report from Justice responds to this year’s executive order from President Joe Biden, marking some of the first recommendations produced by the order
DOJ Files First Criminal Complaint Against US Citizen Allegedly Using Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions
18.5.2022
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed its first criminal complaint against an American who allegedly used cryptocurrency to circumvent U.S. sanctions. “The payments platform advertised its services as designed to evade U.S. sanctions, including through purportedly untraceable virtual...
SEC Halts $62 Million Crypto Mining, Trading Scheme — DOJ Indicts Founder
9.5.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted a $62 million global cryptocurrency trading and mining scheme and the Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted its CEO and founder. If convicted of all counts, he faces a maximum total penalty of 45 years in prison, the Justice...
NFT Rug Pull: DOJ Charges Two People in Million-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Investors
26.3.2022
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two people allegedly behind a million-dollar non-fungible token (NFT) “rug pull” scheme. They abandoned the NFT project within hours after selling out, deactivated the website, and transferred over $1 million in crypto to the wallets...
US Justice Department Returns Stolen Bitcoin to Victim of Government Imposter Scam
16.3.2022
The U.S. Justice Department has seized bitcoin stolen from an elderly man in a government imposter scam and will be returning the cryptocurrency to him. “The fraudsters deceived the victim into believing his personal information had been used to facilitate a drug trafficking and money...
Justice Department Will Prosecute Banks, Crypto Exchanges That Help Russians Hide Assets: Report
11.3.2022
A new task force has been created to freeze or take the assets of Russians that have been sanctioned following the invasion of Ukraine
Activision Stock Shenanigans Being Investigated By Justice Department, SEC
9.3.2022
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that three men—Fox co-founder Barry Diller, Reggie Miller-hating socialite Alexander von Furstenberg and music magnate David Geffen—are currently under two separate federal investigations over suspicions insider trading was involved in their purchase of millions...
US Justice Department Indicts BitConnect Founder
26.2.2022
Fed’s Outgoing Vice Chair Richard Clarida’s ‘Rebalancing’ Trades Ignite Fed Trading Ethics Scandal
8.1.2022
Members of the U.S. Federal Reserve are getting criticized this week after the central bank published its minutes report from the policy meeting on December 14-15. Following the update, the outgoing vice chair of the Federal Reserve’s trading activities has reignited ethics conversations....
DOJ Selling Cryptocurrency Seized From Bitconnect Worth $56 Million
16.11.2021
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is selling cryptocurrency worth $56 million that was seized from the “number one promoter” of Bitconnect, the largest crypto fraud scheme ever charged criminally. Investors were fraudulently induced to invest over $2 billion. The Bitconnect...
South Africa Ransomware Attack: Justice Department Denies Receiving 50 BTC Ransom Demand
22.9.2021
South Africa’s Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD) has denied claims that it has received a 50 bitcoin ransom demand from hackers that attacked its systems on September 6, 2021. Reports of Ransom Demand Deemed ‘Completely Untrue’ Instead, the DOJCD...
US Authorities Investigate Binance for Insider Trading and Market Manipulation: Report
19.9.2021
Binance’s troubles with regulators grow as U.S. authorities are now reportedly investigating the exchange for possible insider trading and market manipulation. The investigation involves the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Justice Department (DOJ) and the Internal Revenue...
After Fed Members Disclose Million-Dollar Stock Trades Fed’s Powell Initiates Ethics Inquiry
17.9.2021
The Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has directed his staff to start an ethics inquiry into the financial activities of Fed members, as a number of senior central bank officials are being questioned for their investments. Reports indicated last week that the president of the Dallas Federal...