2023-4-18 01:44 |
Denis Dubnikov, a founder of two OTC trading desks in Russia tied to ransomware attacks, was sentenced to no jail time and forfeiture of $2,000 last week after a guilty plea, court documents show. origin »
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Virgil Griffith has reached a guilty plea deal with federal prosecutors
2021-9-27 17:49 | |
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Larry Harmon’s guilty plea is yet another development in the very first darknet mixer prosecution case
2021-8-18 20:43 | |
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The legal tussle between the U. S. authorities and John McAfee continues as his associate Jimmy Watson has entered a plea. The former antivirus tycoon’s bodyguard has pleaded not guilty to the alleged cryptocurrency fraud case.
2021-3-25 07:30 | |
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John McAfee’s executive advisor Jimmy Gale Watson yesterday delivered his plea when he appeared… The post John McAfee associate pleads not guilty in crypto scam case appeared first on Coin Journal.
2021-3-24 14:13 | |
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A former NFL team owner has been asked to pay $371M as part of a plea deal over bank fraud, illegal money transfers, and wire fraud. He's not interested.
2020-10-16 03:15 | |
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In the civil case against him, Abramoff owes $55,000, but the judgment in the criminal case remains to be seen.
2020-7-17 22:43 | |
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The operator of an allegedly fraudulent crypto escrow scheme accused of misappropriating $7 million from two clients is expected to plead guilty in September.
2020-7-9 04:33 | |
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Crypto Capital principal Reginald Fowler is expected to plead guilty to at least one charge stemming from allegations he ran an unlicensed money services business.
2019-12-20 01:33 | |
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Hugh Brian Haney, a former narcotics dealer, has pled guilty to charges of laundering over $19 million USD of his profits that were raised illegally using Silk Road, a prominent dark web market. Now, according to the prosecutors of the Southern District of New York, a plea deal was struck and Haney will go to […]
2019-11-9 00:15 | |
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Two men have pleaded guilty for conspiring to launder money using Bitcoin after selling marijuana on the dark web. Connor Brooke and Aidan Curry, 25 and 23 respectively, gave their plea in federal court yesterday.
2019-10-1 11:38 | |
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A drug dealer ordered to forfeit millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Monero, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for distributing drugs including carfentanil and fentanyl.
2019-8-20 16:24 | |
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A California-based couple will have to forfeit their cryptocurrency riches after pleading guilty to running a dark web drug operation ring. Jabari Monson, 32, of Merced, California pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute controlled substances.
2019-8-7 11:04 | |
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A dark web drug dealer must forfeit $4 million in funds including bitcoin after pleading guilty in New York.
2019-7-29 16:20 | |
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A dark web kingpin has forfeited $4 million, including Bitcoin and 100 quadrillion Zimbabwe bank notes after selling drugs to an undercover cop via encrypted email. Richard Castro, of Windermere (Florida), pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute three controlled substances – carfentanil, phenyl fentanyl, and fentanyl.
2019-7-29 12:38 | |
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By CCN: Konstantin Ignatov, the CEO of the multi-billion-dollar “crypto” Ponzi scheme OneCoin, has pleaded not guilty to wire fraud. According to court documents, Ignatov entered the plea during a May 28 preliminary hearing via conference call.
2019-6-8 01:20 | |
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By CCN: Callaway Crain and Mark Sanchez recently pleaded guilty to money laundering in New York. Investigators allege the pair earned close to $3 million selling steroids and controlled substances, mostly in bitcoin.
2019-4-25 23:15 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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An ICO fraud case has concluded with a guilty plea. Jared Rice Sr. , the former CEO of decentralized bank startup AriseBank and creator of the AriseCoin, has pleaded guilty to cheating investors out of $4.
2019-3-23 16:35 | |
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The AriseBank CEO, who faced up to 120 years in jail, entered a guilty plea for a count of securities fraud that implicates him for deceiving investors of AriseBank when he was at its helm. This according to a recent report from Dallas News.
2019-3-22 16:00 | |
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According to a recent report, Joel Ortiz, the 20-year-old student from Boston who was indicted by prosecutors in Santa Clara, California, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in what is believed to be the very first SIM swapping conviction in the United States.
2019-2-6 01:17 | |
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A fraud prosecution case in the United States (U. S. ), involving initial coin offerings (ICO) recently ended in a guilty plea. According to a Bloomberg article published on November 15, 2018, the guilty man, Maksin Zaslavskiy, admitted to the U.
2018-11-19 14:00 | |
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First ICO Fraud Case Concludes With Guilty Plea The first case of fraud involving ICOs recently ended in a guilty plea when a man from New York admitted that he lied to over 1000 people. The man, Maksim Zaslavskiy, 39, said that he wanted to raise funds for two ICOs. These ICOs were backed by […]
2018-11-16 22:58 | |
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“Not Guilty” Plea in Money-Laundering Case Involving a $24 Million Bitcoin Theft According to the Bangkok Post, the three Jaravijit siblings that are accused of money laundering chargers – Prinya, Supitcha, and Jiratpisit – have decided to plead “not guilty.
2018-11-8 06:41 | |
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Gary Davis, an Irishman who was extradited to the United States in July to face charges for his suspected involvement in the operations of Silk Road, has reportedly begun discusssing a plea bargain with prosecutors.
2018-10-28 03:15 | |
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Louis Meza admitted to kidnapping and stealing $1.8 million in ether as part of a plea deal. He may be sentenced to 10 years in prison as a result.
2018-9-7 22:45 | |
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Founder of BitFunder Pleads Guilty for Securities Fraud and Deception In a previous reporting by Bitcoin Exchange Guide, the founder of BitFunder and operator of WeExchange Australia, Jon E. Montroll, also dubbed as “Ukyo” suggested a plea agreement, which awaited the approval of U.
2018-7-27 19:52 | |
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The man behind two now-defunct cryptocurrency investment sites has pled guilty to securities fraud and obstruction of justice charges. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the guilty plea on Monday, coming days after it was reported that Montroll was close to a deal with prosecutors. Jon Montroll was arrested back
2018-7-24 02:03 | |
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The U.S. Department of Justice has charged Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian and Israeli national, for his alleged involvement with the LockBit ransomware group. Panev, 51, is accused of working as a developer for the group, earning over $230,000 in…
Toronto police are investigating the kidnapping of Dean Skurka, CEO of WonderFi. Skurka was abducted in downtown Toronto during rush hour on Wednesday, Nov. 6. He was later released after a $1 million ransom was paid electronically, per CBC. The…
Cencora, a healthcare solutions provider, paid a total of $75 million to a ransomware group earlier this year, according to Bloomberg. The publicly traded drug distributor, formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, reportedly sent Bitcoin (BTC) worth $75 million to cyberattackers following…
U.S. authorities have identified Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev as the mastermind behind the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, and are offering a $10 million reward for information that leads to his arrest.
A ransomware group claims to have targeted Bitfinex, but top brass at the cryptocurrency exchange deny that a cyberattack occurred. Here's what we know.
Cyber gang BlackCat allegedly scammed its own affiliates as the group went dark shortly after it disrupted the U.S. healthcare system. An address associated with the ransomware gang BlackCat, also known as ALPHV and Noberus, received approximately $22 million worth…
In recent times, there has been a noticeable decrease in conventional ransomware attacks, as various enterprises have opted against paying ransom. However, cryptojacking still presents a significant threat.