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All of Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Expert Witnesses Should be Barred From Testifying: DOJ

29.8.2023
All of FTX founder’s Sam Bankman-Fried’s proposed witnesses should be disqualified from testifying because their disclosure filings are insufficient, their experience may be misleading or their planned testimony may not be relevant, prosecutors said in a late Monday filing. The defense team moved...

Founders of Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash Accused of Laundering $1 Billion

24.8.2023
The founders of the cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash were charged Thursday with allegedly helping to launder more than $1 billion in digital currency, including funds taken by North Korean hackers. Department of Justice: ‘You Can’t Hide From Us Behind a Keyboard — Whether You’re a Hacker...

Tornado Cash co-founders charged with money laundering, sanctions violations

23.8.2023
Roman Semenov was placed on OFAC's sanctioned persons list and Roman Storm was arrested as the United States continued its crackdown on the crypto mixer

FTX Boss Sam Bankman-Fried in Custody, Bail Revoked, Remanded to Jail

11.8.2023
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was taken into custody and his bail was rescinded on Friday, in anticipation of his trial scheduled for October. Matthew Russell Lee of the Inner City Press disclosed a synopsis of the August 11 hearing on the social media outlet X, where Bankman-Fried’s legal...

CipherTrace expert says Chainalysis data contributed to ‘wrongful arrest’ of alleged Bitcoin Fog founder

9.8.2023
CipherTrace’s director of investigations and intelligence says data provided to the government by Chainalysis cannot be verified and should not be admissible in court

New York Man Admits to Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Hack From 2016, Pleads Guilty With Wife to Money Laundering

4.8.2023
In an unexpected revelation, Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, confessed to being the original hacker behind the 2016 cyberattack on crypto exchange Bitfinex, a theft that was once worth $4.5 billion. Lichtenstein made the admission while pleading guilty to laundering the stolen bitcoin in a Washington, D.C....

Breaking: US Department of Justice Considering Fraud Charges Against Binance Crypto Exchange

2.8.2023
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is mulling whether to press fraud charges against Binance, as per a Semafor report. However, as per the report, the DoJ is worried that if it indicts Binance, it could trigger a rush to withdraw balances on the exchange, similar to the rush that brought down...

A ‘Two-Tiered Justice System’ — Public Reacts to DOJ Dropping Campaign Finance Charges Against FTX Co-Founder

27.7.2023
In a court filing released Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice dropped campaign finance charges against disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Prosecutors said the charges were dropped in accordance with U.S. treaty obligations to the Bahamas. Sam Bankman-Fried Cleared of Campaign...

Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Campaign Finance Charge, U.S. DOJ Says

27.7.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice informed a federal judge that it did "not intend to proceed" with a campaign finance charge against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried after consulting with The Bahamas over whether it was included in an extradition document last year

What criminal charges for Celsius ex-CEO mean for crypto industry

24.7.2023
The former CEO of the troubled crypto lender faces multiple charges of fraud and market manipulation as U.S. regulators eye crypto market overhaul

NY Couple to Forfeit Billions in Crypto and Cash in Plea Deal Over Bitfinex Hack Laundering Case

21.7.2023
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, the New York-based couple implicated in the alleged laundering of $4.5 billion in bitcoin pilfered from the 2016 Bitfinex cyber-attack, have reached a plea bargain, as revealed by recent court records. The pair is scheduled to appear before U.S. judge Colleen...

The US Department Of Justice Will Double Its Crypto Enforcement Teams To Combat Crimes

21.7.2023
The United States Department of Justice is set to expand its digital asset crime enforcement teams in the coming months as part of wider plans to reduce virtual-asset-related crimes. In a speech delivered on July 20, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Nicole Argentieri,...

Sam Bankman-Fried Accused of Leaking Diary Excerpts to Discredit Key Witness

21.7.2023
A court document penned by U.S. Department of Justice attorney Damian Williams alleges FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried released diary excerpts from former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison. The U.S. attorney asserts that Bankman-Fried intended to discredit the government’s key witness...

US Justice Department to double its crypto team, target ransomware crimes

21.7.2023
The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, established in 2021, will be merged with the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section

US Authorities Accuse Former Security Engineer of Siphoning $9 Million From Defi Platform

13.7.2023
Authorities in the United States recently revealed that law enforcement has arrested Shakeeb Ahmed for “wire fraud and money laundering in connection with his attack on a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.” The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York suggested that...

US government moves nearly 10K Bitcoin worth over $300M related to Silk Road seizure

12.7.2023
The government previously promised to liquidate approximately 40,000 remaining BTC from the seizure in “four more batches” over the remainder of the calendar year

US Government Transfers $300 Million Worth of Seized Silk Road Bitcoins

12.7.2023
On July 12, 2023, onchain data shows the U.S. government transferred 9,800 bitcoins (BTC), worth just over $300 million. These bitcoins originally came from James Zhong’s Silk Road hack. In March, the Department of Justice also moved a similar amount of bitcoins associated with Silk Road....