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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Freed From Prison — Set to Plead Guilty in US Deal

25.6.2024
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been released from prison after serving five years, following a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). “This is the result of a global campaign that spanned grass-roots organizers, press freedom campaigners, legislators and leaders from across...

Julian Assange to be freed after reaching plea deal with US

25.6.2024
The Wikileaks founder is expected to plead guilty to one U.S. charge and be sentenced for time served in a U.K. prison

Prime Suspect in $2.2M Crypto Fraud Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison

23.6.2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that Robert Wesley Robb, 46, from Colorado, pled guilty to wire fraud for deceiving investors with false promises about a Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) cryptocurrency trading bot. Robb solicited investments via social media, claiming high...

Robert Kennedy Jr Promises to Pardon Ross Ulbricht if Elected President — Says He’s Been in Prison ‘Far Too Long’

22.6.2024
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has promised to pardon Ross Ulbricht if elected. Like former U.S. President Donald Trump, Kennedy advocates for Ulbricht’s release. Both candidates vow to stop President Joe Biden’s anti-crypto policies and oppose...

Nigeria rejects claims of Binance exec's poor health in custody

22.6.2024
Mohammed Idris, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation emphasized that Gambaryan enjoys full consular support from his home government

Fake ID crypto exchange sign-ups attract 2-year prison sentence

21.6.2024
Australian authorities sentenced a man who had used other people’s identities to open accounts on crypto exchanges

US Charges Empire Market Operators in $430M Dark Web Scheme — They Face Maximum Sentence of Life in Prison

19.6.2024
The U.S. Homeland Security Investigations has charged two men for operating Empire Market, a dark web marketplace, facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions. The defendants face severe penalties, including life imprisonment. “During the investigation, federal law enforcement seized...

Chinese court sentences gang for money laundering using digital yuan

13.6.2024
The Chinese CBDC’s “controllable anonymity” seems to be very highly controlled

Uzbek Court Sentences Student to 10 Days in Prison for Crypto Sales

13.6.2024
A 24-year-old Termez State University graduate has been sentenced to 10 days of administrative imprisonment for selling cryptocurrency notcoin. Termez State University is a public institution located in the capital of Surkhandarya province, Uzbekistan. The court found him guilty of violating laws...

Crypto Scam Promoter Pleads Guilty, Faces Up to 20 Years in US Prison

8.6.2024
Juan Tacuri, a major promoter of the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Forcount, later renamed Weltsys, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Southern District of New York. The scheme primarily targeted Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S., and Tacuri benefited significantly...

Politicians urge Biden to bring back Binance exec from Nigeria

5.6.2024
The U.S. politicians have accused Nigeria’s government of charging Gambaryan, a Binance compliance officer and former federal agent, with “baseless” crimes

Sam Bankman-Fried is back in NYC prison for his appeal

4.6.2024
The former FTX CEO spent roughly a week at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City, with many speculating authorities planned to send him to a California prison

Former Binance CEO CZ Begins 4-Month Prison Sentence in California

3.6.2024
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has reported to a federal prison in California where he will spend the next four months for failing to implement an adequate know-your-customer (KYC) program at the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange

Ex-Banker Sentenced to 41 Months in US Prison for Crypto Fraud Scheme

2.6.2024
Rashawn Russell, a former investment banker, was sentenced on Thursday to 41 months in prison for a cryptocurrency fraud scheme that caused $1.5 million in investor losses. From November 2020 to August 2022, Russell deceived multiple victims by promising high returns from cryptocurrency...

Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Begins 4-Month Prison Term in California

1.6.2024
Several reports have indicated that the ex-CEO and founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has commenced his four-month term at a low-security federal facility in Lompoc, California. CZ Enters Low-Security Facility After Pleading Guilty to Money Laundering Charges Ex-Binance boss Changpeng Zhao...

Crypto community backs CZ amid prison term

1.6.2024
Once he completes his four-month sentence at Lompoc prison, Zhao plans to resume his involvement in cryptocurrency

Lawyer Pleads Guilty in $9.5M Crypto Ponzi Scheme — Faces 5 Years in Prison

31.5.2024
David Kagel, a disbarred California attorney, pleaded guilty to orchestrating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of over $9.5 million. Kagel, 85, promised high returns through artificial intelligence trading bots and falsely claimed to hold $11 million in bitcoin to secure...