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A cryptocurrency promoter was sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, particularly in Spanish-speaking U.S. communities. The scheme, disguised as a…
U.S. prosecutors are requesting a reduced sentence for Ilya Lichtenstein, the mastermind behind the 2016 Bitfinex bitcoin heist, citing his significant cooperation in recovering stolen assets. Lichtenstein faces sentencing for…
Heather Morgan, known by her rap persona “Razzlekhan,” could land an 18-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to laundering cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Prosecutors described her role…
Former President Donald Trump once again affirmed his intention to commute Ross Ulbricht’s sentence, the founder of the darknet marketplace Silk Road. On Truth Social, Trump shared a post featuring…
On Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, was sentenced to 24 months in prison after admitting to her involvement in several crimes. The courtroom…
A Utah woman, Krista Renae Stone, 23, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for attempting to orchestrate a murder-for-hire using the dark web, the U.S. Department of Justice…
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison by Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New…
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao posted a $175 million bond with a condition he returns to the U.S. two weeks before his sentencing.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Fowler’s lies exposed the U.S. financial system to “serious risk.”
According to reports, the founder of the now-defunct Silk Road 2 marketplace has forfeited more than half-million dollars worth of bitcoin to British authorities. White’s Silk Road 2 admin handle…