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6 Members of the Multi-Billion Dollar Plustoken Scam Charged With Fraud in China

10.9.2020
Following the arrest of 109 accused members of the $6 billion Ponzi scheme called Plustoken, six alleged members of the team were prosecuted according to a court filing submitted on Monday. The prosecutors say the individuals are “suspected in organizing and leading criminal pyramid...

South African Man Charged in U.S. Court for Fraud Involving $28 Million in Bitcoin and Forex

5.9.2020
A South African man has been charged with fraud in the Maryland District Court for allegedly scamming $28 million from over 1,000 investors. Dennis Jali, a former resident of Maryland, targeted church-going African immigrants, promising them guaranteed returns on his supposed bitcoin (BTC)...

US Hopes to Confiscate $400M: DoJ Files Forfeiture Judgment Against Onecoin Launderer

3.9.2020
Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York (SDNY) court have submitted a “forfeiture money judgment” against the former attorney Mark Scott. The lawyer was charged with helping the Ponzi scheme Onecoin launder funds. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) claims that Scott helped...

Uber’s Former Security Chief Charged With Trying to Conceal Hack Using Bitcoin

21.8.2020
Joseph Sullivan allegedly insisted that the hackers sign NDAs in exchange for $100,000 in bitcoin hush money

AirBit Club Ponzi Operators Charged With Fraud and Money Laundering

19.8.2020
Proceeds were spent on luxury cars, jewellery and real estate, rather than cryptocurrency mining and trading, shock

US Regulator Charges Tech Firm, CEO in $5 Million ICO Fraud Case

16.8.2020
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly charged Virginia-based Boontech and CEO, Rajesh Pavithran for fraud and registration violations. The charges stem from an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $5 million from 1,500 investors around the world in exchange for Boon...

The SEC Has Charged An ICO Operator for Misrepresenting His Platform's Technology

13.8.2020
The long arm of the law comes for another ICO

Darknet Vendor and Pharmacist Charged With $270 Million Bitcoin Drug Trade

5.8.2020
Two Costa Rican residents were charged for selling drugs worth $270 million on the darknet

Dark-Web Vendor and Pharmacist Charged With Trafficking Drugs Worth $270M in Bitcoin

5.8.2020
The two men allegedly shipped opioids into the U.S. and sold them on the dark web for millions in bitcoin

Federal Agents Arrest Suspected 17-Year-Old Twitter Hack ‘Mastermind’ in Florida

1.8.2020
On Friday a 17-year-old Tampa teenager was arrested in Florida for allegedly being the “mastermind” behind the July 15 Twitter hack that saw a great number of high profile accounts compromised. The hack also netted roughly $120,000 worth of bitcoins by leading unknowing individuals...

Three Individuals Behind Alleged PlexCoin ICO Scam Charged with Fraud

28.7.2020
A new indictment came down in the case involving three Canadians behind the alleged PlexCoin ICO scam which raised $8M in 2017

Man Charged with Defrauding $4.5M in Crypto to Fund Gambling Habit

16.7.2020
The New York man asked investors for loans for what he called a low-risk investment, but the DOJ said most of the money was sent to offshore gambling sites

Investor Charged in US After Obtaining Covid-19 Relief Loan to Trade Cryptocurrency

15.7.2020
The U.S. has charged an investor after he obtained two loans worth over $1.1 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) intended for covid-19 relief and used some of the money to invest in cryptocurrency. He was taken into custody on allegations he fraudulently obtained the loans. Crypto...

Texas Man’s Alleged Use of PPP Funds for Crypto Instead of BBQ Has Feds Asking ‘Where’s the Beef?’

14.7.2020
Investigators could not find any online reviews, any documented employees or any established bank account for the defendant's purported BBQ company

Abra Crypto App Charged by SEC for Transactions Affecting Thousands of US Stock and ETF Purchases

13.7.2020
Abra cryptocurrency app has been charged by two U.S. regulators: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The company has agreed to cease-and-desist orders as well as fines. The SEC says Abra’s employees “effected thousands...

‘Casino Jack’ Abramoff Charged in AML Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Fraud Case, Could Return to Prison

27.6.2020
Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist behind one of the biggest Washington lobbying scandals as portrayed in the feature film Casino Jack, has been charged in connection with AML bitcoin cryptocurrency. He faces returning to jail after previously serving three and a half years in prison. Jack Abramoff...