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Over $200M in Assets Seized in Historic DOJ-Led Operation Targeting Fentanyl Traffickers
A sweeping international law enforcement initiative has led to the arrest of 270 individuals and the seizure of…
Older Americans Hit Hard by Crypto Scams, FBI’s IC3 Reports $2.8 Billion Losses
In its 2024 annual report, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) revealed a sharp rise in the…
Former Goldman Sachs executive arrested for alleged crypto casino fraud
Former Wall Street executive Richard Kim has been arrested and charged with wire fraud and securities fraud for…
AML Bitcoin founder convicted of fraud and money laundering
A federal jury has convicted Rowland Marcus Andrade, the founder and CEO of AML Bitcoin, of wire fraud…
FBI saved victims $285m from crypto scams: report
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation says it helped save an estimated $285 million that victims would have…
CLS Global Admits to Wash Trading on Uniswap Following FBI Probe
Dubai-based crypto market maker CLS Global will plead guilty to charges related to wash trading on the decentralized…
FBI nabs crypto wash trading scheme on Uniswap
FBI investigators charged a UAE-based crypto firm for generating fake volume with wash trading algorithms on Uniswap’s decentralized…
Strange, but true: 5 outlandish and weird crypto stories of 2024
From failed memecoin stunts and attempted teenage rug pulls on Pump.fun to fake FBI tokens, 2024 didn’t disappoint.
FBI accuses crypto exec of paying LA cops to extort victim’s digital assets
The founder of a cryptocurrency trading platform has been accused of paying Los Angeles police officers to help…
Americans lost over $5.6b in crypto scams in 2023, FBI says
Crypto-related scams and fraud surged last year, with losses skyrocketing 45% in 2023 compared to the previous year,…