Fake Coinbase website leads to $20M fraud, 5-year sentence
[Oct 18 5:18 PM] A phishing scam netted a fraudster luxury cars and foreign vacations, and then a prison sentence.
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$150M Crypto Scheme Leader Vanishes From US Detention, Active Manhunt Underway
[Oct 15 3:30 AM] A German national accused of orchestrating a $150 million cryptocurrency fraud is now a fugitive after allegedly tampering with his ankle monitor while on home detention in New York. Prosecutors say he led a multi-level marketing scheme, promising…
Texas Drug Ring Sentenced for Laundering $50K Monthly in Cryptocurrency
FBI Creates Crypto Token to Expose Fraud — Seizes $25M in Cryptocurrency, Charges 18
[Oct 9 11:30 PM] Eighteen individuals and entities have been charged with fraud and market manipulation in the cryptocurrency industry. The charges involve deceptive practices such as wash trading and pump-and-dump schemes that inflated token prices, resulting in…
FBI Seizes $6M in Crypto From Southeast Asian Scammers
[Sep 28 1:30 AM] U.S. authorities have seized over $6 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a fraudulent investment scheme organized by Southeast Asian criminals. Targeting U.S. individuals, the criminals manipulated victims through fake cryptocurrency…
FBI Recovers $5 Million From Pig Butchering Crypto Scam
Prosecutors Seek Restrictions on Former FTX CEO’s Electronic Devices Following VPN Use for Football Streaming
[Feb 17, 2023 11:00 AM] Prosecutors in the financial fraud case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) are attempting to persuade the judge to restrict his use of electronic devices. It has been revealed that SBF used a virtual private network (VPN) to watch the…
SEC and CFTC Lawsuits Against Former FTX CEO Paused Until Criminal Proceedings Conclude
[Feb 14, 2023 9:30 AM] Two civil lawsuits, stemming from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will be paused until his criminal proceedings are complete. US…
Charges laid over alleged ‘crypto mining’ Ponzis that netted $8.4M
[Dec 15, 2022 11:57 PM] Various creators and promotors of two allegedly fraudulent crypto companies are facing a litany of charges that could land them 20 years in jail.