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US DOJ With a Bounty Totaling Up to $6M For Defunct Exchange Garantex Leaders

United States authorities have unveiled a massive reward for any information provided regarding the management members of the Garantex crypto exchange. After operating for years and facilitating billions of transactions…

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ISIS Crypto Fundraiser Mohammed Chhipa Faces 20 Years After Conviction in Virginia

Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, 35, from Springfield, Virginia, was convicted on December 13, 2024, for providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), which has been designated…

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TD Bank Makes History as First US Bank to Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy

TD Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S., has agreed to pay a record $3 billion penalty, the largest ever under the Bank Secrecy Act, after pleading…

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Ohio’s New Crypto Fraud Unit Claims First Victory, Recovers $130K From Scam

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s new Electronic Fraud Investigations unit has recovered $130,000 from a cryptocurrency scam in its first victory. The unit was established to address the growing…

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Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $37M in Cryptocurrency from Nearly 600 Victims

A 21-year-old man from Lebanon, Indiana, has admitted to organizing a major cryptocurrency theft, stealing over $37 million from nearly 600 victims worldwide. Evan Frederick Light appeared before U.S. Magistrate…

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Tether Helps Dutch and US Authorities Seize $7.8M in Crypto

Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, reportedly played a crucial role in a joint operation led by Dutch and U.S. law enforcement agencies to dismantle two cryptocurrency exchanges suspected of…

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US Sentences Nigerian Darknet Fraud Leader to Five Years in Prison for $6M Scheme

A Nigerian national has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a massive darknet fraud scheme that intended to cause over $6 million in losses,…

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