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Accidental $6.8m transfer lands Crypto.com user in prison

After a two-year trial, Jatinder Singh has been sentenced to three years in prison following a case in which Crypto.com accidentally sent him over $6.5 million. In a high-profile case involving one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, an Australian…

2024-8-14 17:55	Scam
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Mastermind of $147 Million Crypto ‘Scam of Epic Proportions’ Sentenced to 10 Years in US Prison

The mastermind of what the U. S. Department of Justice calls a scam of “epic proportions” has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. His crypto scheme collected over $147 million, duping 72,000 investors.

2021-1-13 16:30
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Crypto exchange owner gets 10 years in prison for aiding scammers

The operator of a Bulgarian crypto exchange has received a 10-year prison sentence for money laundering in connection with an Eastern European cybercrime syndicate.

2021-1-14 15:59	Money Laundering
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Owner of Crypto Exchange RG Coins Gets 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $5M

The 53-year-old Bulgarian national was convicted for laundering funds via cryptocurrency for a fake online auctions gang.

2021-1-13 12:47
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Mastermind of $25 Million Crypto Debit Card Scheme Sentenced to Prison

The mastermind behind a $25 million cryptocurrency debit card scheme has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison, in addition to three years of supervised release. The authorities have also seized his cryptocurrency.

2020-12-18 14:05
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Centra Tech Co-Founder Handed Prison Term for $25M Crypto Fraud

The cryptocurrency firm had falsely claimed to have an impressive executive team, as well as 38 state money transmitter licenses.

2020-12-16 13:41
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Crypto Founder Faces 10 Years in Prison Over Millions of Dollars in Exit Scam Without Paying Taxes

A cryptocurrency founder has been arrested and is facing up to 10 years imprisonment for tax evasion after running an exit scam. He allegedly made millions of dollars from his cryptocurrency and used an elaborate scheme to avoid paying taxes.

2020-12-13 05:55
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Man Jailed for Role in $25 Million Ponzi Scheme Involving a Failed Crypto

A South Florida federal district judge has sentenced Jose Angel Aman to 84 months in prison for his role in perpetrating a $25 million diamond Ponzi scheme. In addition, the judge ordered Aman to pay over $23 million in restitution to victims who invested in his diamond cutting business and the purported diamond-backed crypto token.

2020-12-10 18:05
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Man Gets 6 Years for $25M Diamond and Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Jose Angel Aman, charged with operating the fraudulent investment scheme, was sentenced to serve six years in federal prison and pay over $23 million in victim restitution by a federal court in Florida.

2020-12-10 00:56
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France Sentences BTC-e Crypto Exchange’s Operator to 5 Years in Prison for Money Laundering

Russian crypto exchange BTC-e’s operator Alexander Vinnik has now been sentenced to five years in prison by a French court and fined 100,000 euros. He was arrested over three years ago in Greece, extradited to France, and is wanted in the U.

2020-12-8 16:10
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Infamous Alexander Vinnik Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Bitcoin Laundering

Alexander Vinnik, the alleged owner and operator of defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering involving Bitcoin. He will also pay 100,000 euros (about $121,000) in penalties in a situation of presumed cryptocurrency scams.

2020-12-8 21:32	xbtusd
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Alexander Vinnik sentenced to five years in prison in France

The Paris court announced its sentence to Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik, accused of large-scale money laundering through the BTC-e crypto exchange. He was sentenced to five years in prison and a fine worth more than €100,000.

2020-12-8 19:55	News
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Onchain Researchers Suspect Chinese Government Sold Plustoken’s Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Hoard Last Year

A number of masterminds from the Plustoken scam were sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding cryptocurrency investors. Last week, on November 19, a court ruling had shown the Chinese government said that it seized over $4 billion in crypto assets from the Plustoken scam.

2020-12-2 19:30
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Irish Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Stealing $2.5M in Crypto Through SIM Hacks

The man was part of a criminal group that compromised crypto accounts with assistance from contacts at mobile operators.

2020-11-19 13:13
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IRS Successfully Prosecute First Bitcoin Tax Case, Ordered to Pay Over $8 Million in Restitution

Volodymyr Kvashuk, a former Microsoft engineer, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding the tech giant for over $10 million, using a bitcoin mixer to hide taxable income, and filing fraudulent crypto tax returns.

2020-11-11 00:13	Bitcoin News
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John McAfee Pumps Crypto From Prison, Denies Tax Fraud and Murder Charges

John McAfee has shared many details about his life in Spanish prison and chances of extradition to the U. S. He additionally claims to have regained control of his ghost cryptocurrency project. Prison Life ‘Is an Adventure’ Former U.

2020-11-1 00:30
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$1.1 Billion Crypto Ponzi: Masterminds of Wotoken Head to Prison in China

A Chinese court has confirmed the sentencing of the masterminds behind the 7. 7 billion yuan Chinese Ponzi scheme Wotoken, which had over 715,000 investors. Wotoken Scammers Sentenced to Prison The Intermediate People’s Court of Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, denied an appeal by four convicts involved in the billion-dollar Ponzi scheme Wotoken on Tuesday, several local […] The post $1.

2020-11-1 20:30
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New ?McAfee Report? From His Prison Cell Details Peculiarities of Jail Life

Crypto baron John McAfee has published a fresh ?report? from his prison cell with more details about his daily life in Spanish jail and nuances of shower taking

2020-10-10 11:05
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John McAfee Sends Joyful Message from Prison While U.Today Recalls His Crazy Adventures in Crypto World

Several days after John McAfee's arrest, U.Today decided to recall his extraordinary adventures in the crypto world, his pranks and the crypto projects he took part in

2020-10-9 17:51
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John McAfee Arrested in Spain for Tax Evasion After Earning $23 Mln, Selling Rights to His Bio, Using Nominees' Crypto Accounts

Antivirus guru and libertarian John McAfee has been indicted on massive tax evasion charges and taken into custody in Spain. A lengthy prison term is on the horizon

2020-10-6 11:41
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Bitcoin Escrow Chief Pleads Guilty to Crypto Fraud, Also Ordered to Repay $7.4M

The head of the Volantis escrow company faces up to 10 years in prison for defrauding customers.

2020-10-3 18:38	CoinFlash
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Here's What Happened to Australian Who Was Mining Monero on Government's Supercomputers

An ex-employee of Australia's national science agency is not going to prison after mining crypto on supercomputers

2020-9-19 17:37
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Crypto Scammer Sentenced by South Korean Authorities

Man sentenced to two years and six months in prison after multi-million dollar crypto fraud.

2020-7-22 19:18	Crimes
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Crypto Founder Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for $25 Million Scam

A federal court in Manhattan sentenced the founder of a $25 million ICO scam to 87 months and a fine of up to $250,000.

2020-6-17 11:44
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Dropbit Wallet CEO Charged with Money-Laundering

Privacy of crypto transactions has been challenged again, as the CEO of the Dropbit app Larry Harmon has been arrested and charged with conspiracy to launder money. Dropbit CEO Larry Harmon Faces 30 Years in Prison Dropbit, the Bitcoin wallet and service, continues to operate for now.

2020-2-13 17:30
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CabbageTech CEO Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison After Pleading Guilty in Fraud Case

Patrick McDonnell was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and ordered to pay victims $225,000 after pleading guilty to charges he defrauded investors in his crypto trading platform, CabbageTech.

2020-1-17 01:41
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Cryptojacking Malware Devs Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

Two members of Romanian hacker gang Bayrob Group were sentenced to two decades in prison after their malware mined crypto on 400,000 infected computers.

2019-12-10 21:00
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How Government Agencies Make Criminals of Crypto Traders

A New Jersey man has been indicted this week for converting over $2 million to bitcoin and operating a private exchange business not registered with the U. S. Secretary of the Treasury. According to a July 24 press release by the U.

2019-7-26 07:45
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Selling or Mining Crypto Will Be Punished by Up to Ten Years of Prison Time in India

India seems hell-bent on its intention to put the brakes on the country’s already struggling cryptocurrency industry

2019-7-16 16:47
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Selling or Mining Crypto Will Punished by Up to Ten Years of Prison Time in India

India seems hell-bent on its intention to put the brakes on the country’s already struggling cryptocurrency industry

2019-7-15 16:47
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Crypto Scammer Running Blue Bit Banc (BBB) Investment Scam Gets 86-Month Jail Term

Crypto Scammer Gets 86-Month Jail Term Blake Kantor, a 44-year-old New Jersy based cryptocurrency scammer has been sentenced to 86 months in prison by the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) on July 1.

2019-7-2 22:28	Legal & Regulation
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Crypto community seeks support from Presidential candidate Yang to ‘free Ross Ulbricht’

Ross Ulbricht, the mastermind of the first darknet market site, Silk Road, is currently serving prison time in the United States Penitentiary. Ulbricht is a first-time offender and is serving two life imprisonments plus 40 years sentence without the possibility of parole for the creation of Silk Road.

2019-6-23 19:30
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What Bitcoin Ban? Indian Central Bank Denies Involvement in Crypto Ban Bill

By CCN Markets: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has denied knowledge of a proposed bill which would see Bitcoin and crypto ownership in India made entirely illegal. Reports surfaced last week that lawmakers in India were working on legislation that could carry a 10-year prison sentence for anyone caught holding cryptocurrency.

2019-6-17 12:23	India
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Zilliqa Price Analysis ZIL / USD: Prison Break, Round 2

Zilliqa has a bullish short-term trading outlook, with the cryptocurrency still holding price above its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame The four-hour time frame continues to show a large inverted head and shoulders pattern The daily time frame is showing that the ZIL / USD pair is probing towards the top of […] The post Zilliqa Price Analysis ZIL / USD: Prison Break, Round 2 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

2019-6-11 16:10	trading
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India’s cryptocurrency ban? Experts weigh in on ‘draft bill’ that proposes 10-yr prison term for dealing in crypto

The regulatory clarity surrounding Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been lacking in many countries. China and India have always shunned away from cryptocurrencies while encouraging blockchain.

2019-6-8 17:00	News
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Venture Capitalist: India’s Ban on Bitcoin Will Only Increase Interest in the Country

This week, a report claims that certain government departments across the country are supporting an outright ban on the “sale, purchase and issuance of all types” or crypto including Bitcoin, and could lead to a jail sentence for up to 10-years in prison for using the digital asset class as its intended.

2019-6-8 04:02	Reserve Bank of India
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‘The War Has Begun’: McAfee Begs Hackers to Fight India’s Bitcoin Ban

By CCN: “The war has begun. ” Thus thundered enigmatic crypto celebrity John McAfee as he issued an all-caps rebuke to India’s bombshell proposal to ban bitcoin ownership and slap offenders with draconian 10-year prison sentences.

2019-6-7 20:20	John McAfee
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India’s Insane Anti-Crypto Bill Proposes 10-Yr Prison for Bitcoin Adopters: Report

By CCN: Lawmakers in India have proposed a bill which would see Bitcoin and crypto ownership made completely illegal, with as much as a 10-year prison sentence for anyone caught holding. This coincides directly with India’s plans to launch its own state-backed cryptocurrency – the Digital Rupee.

2019-6-7 13:19	Reserve Bank of India
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‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Preaches Libertarian Gospel of Crypto & Crack Cocaine

By CCN: Roger Ver took to YouTube to read another letter from Ross Ulbricht, creator of the first darknet market using Bitcoin. The libertarian idealist used the opportunity to rail against the war on drugs.

2019-5-12 21:15	Silk Road
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California: 21-Year Old Sim Swapping Thief Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Stealing $7.5m in Crypto

Joel Ortiz, a 21-year student at the University of Massachusetts Boston, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Judge Edward Lee of the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Ortiz was convicted of stealing $7.

2019-4-25 13:59	security
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New York Makes First Money Laundering Conviction Involving Cryptocurrency

In what the Manhattan District Attorney calls the first crypto money laundering conviction in New York, two defendants have pleaded guilty to running a drug trafficking business that laundered millions of dollars in Western Union and crypto payments.

2019-4-25 20:37	Law & justice
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Guy Who Stole $7.5M In Crypto Spent It On Helicopter For Friends And Fancy Gucci Bags, Gets 10 Years In Prison

A 21-year-old man in the United States has become one of the first people to be jailed for stealing… The post Guy Who Stole $7.5M In Crypto Spent It On Helicopter For Friends And Fancy Gucci Bags, Gets 10 Years In Prison appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.

2019-4-24 10:24
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21-Year-Old SIM-Swapping Mastermind Is Jailed for 10 Years

Joel Ortiz, the 21-year-old student who was accused of stealing over $7. 5 million in digital assets via a SIM swapping operation, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

2019-4-23 15:27	Law & justice
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21-Year-Old Jailed for 10 Years After Stealing $7.5M in Crypto By Hacking Cell Phones

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after becoming one of the first people in the U.S. to be convicted of stealing crypto by hacking into cell phones

2019-4-23 13:37	Bitcoin
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Student Gets 10-Year Jail Term for SIM-Swap Crypto Thefts Worth $7.5 Million

A 21-year-old student from the U.S. who stole over $7.5 million in cryptocurrency via SIM-swap hacks has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

2019-4-23 11:05
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Crypto Market Trader Convicted of Money Laundering Offenses

A crypto market trader has been sentenced to two years in prison for failing to comply with U.S. anti-money laundering statutes. Learn more here. The post Crypto Market Trader Convicted of Money Laundering Offenses appeared first on CoinCentral.

2019-4-17 21:40	Money Laundering
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Bitcoin Trader Sentenced to Two-Year Prison Term

Bitcoin trader Jacob Burrell Campos was sentenced on April 8, 2019, to serve a two-year prison sentence and to forfeit more than $800,000 “for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.

2019-4-13 18:54	Regulation
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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Arrested in London, Site’s Bitcoin Donations Spike

Julian Assange, co-founder of Wikileaks and early Bitcoin supporter, was arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and faces extradition to the U. S. on conspiracy charges.

2019-4-12 19:27	Law & justice
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Bitcoin Money Launderer Gets Prison Sentence After Dealing with Ill-Gotten Cryptocurrency Gains

One of the biggest concerns for crypto opponents is the way that money laundering is proving to be a use case for cryptocurrency. However, the silver lining of this problem is that the blockchain allows investigators to follow along with certain transactions with enough skill. While one Danish man thought he could get away with […]

2019-4-9 01:32	News
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