2020-10-20 16:40 |
The Russian national linked to the laundering of $4 billion of Bitcoin stolen during the Mt. Gox hack is finally in court.
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Larry Harmon, an Ohio resident, has been sentenced to three years in prison for laundering more than $300 million worth of Bitcoin through his darknet service, Helix, according to Bloomberg. The platform operated a tool designed to obscure the origins…
2024-11-16 21:49 | |
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Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, has pleaded not guilty to laundering Bitcoin in a London court. According to Bloomberg, Qian, a Chinese national, was arrested in April and charged with two counts of money laundering. The UK’s Criminal…
2024-10-21 17:04 | |
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Thomas Spieker was indicted for operating a global bitcoin laundering scheme that helped multiple clients hide profits earned from illegal activities.
2022-3-25 05:02 | |
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It’s 2022, so naturally, the feds have brought down a Bitcoin-laundering power couple — one half of whom is a crypto wallet CEO who is also an extremely bad rapper. Heather Morgan and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein were arrested by federal agents on Tuesday for allegedly laundering $4.
2022-2-11 00:12 | |
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The creator of AML Bitcoin gets indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on money laundering charges
2020-6-26 23:00 | |
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Rowland Marcus Andrade, the founder of AML Bitcoin, was indicted on wire fraud and money laundering charges related in part to an initial coin offering conducted in 2017 and 2018.
2020-6-26 20:44 | |
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The State Department of Drug Trafficking in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, arrested a man for alleged money laundering using bitcoin
2019-4-25 22:00 | |
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A cryptocurrency dealer is being prosecuted in the U.S. for allegedly committing 30 counts of money laundering involving bitcoin.
2018-8-20 12:40 | |
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A Mexico-based “prolific bitcoin dealer” has been indicted and held without bond in the US on a number of international money laundering charges. He used Bitfinex for his exchange needs after Coinbase closed his account.
2018-8-19 15:40 | |
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A Bitcoin dealer from Baja California has been indicted with international money laundering crimes that are related to cryptocurrency transactions. The individual is Jacob Burrell Campos, from Rosarito, and has been arrested on Monday after he tried entering the United States from Mexico.
2018-8-19 07:11 | |
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Staff at three Thai banks and an investor in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) are among the people implicated in a mega bitcoin scandal, local media reported on August 16. According to the Thai police, several bank employees failed to report huge transfers to the country’s Anti-Money Laundering Office, a violation of the country’s […]
2018-8-18 16:00 | |
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In a chilling but sadly all-too-familiar sequence of events, UK banks have been targeting cryptocurrency owners. Individuals who have cashed out large amounts of cryptocurrency – legitimately – have had their assets frozen and accounts locked without warning, fueled by fears of money laundering and a general distrust of bitcoin.
2018-8-17 16:10 | |
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On 16th August 2018, Bibox, a leading AI-enhanced digital asset trading platform, announced its acquisition of Chain Capital that owns Swiss VQF license. VQF itself is the largest cross-industry Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) with the longest history that meets the standards established by the Financial Services Standards Association (FINMA).
2018-8-16 12:30 | |
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Thai actor Jiratpisit “Boom” Jaravijit, who was arrested as part of an elaborate $24 million scam, has secured bail after his arrest on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Jaravijit Out on Bail Jiratpisit Jaravijit has been released on a two million Thai baht (US$60,000) bail.
2018-8-13 19:43 | |
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A suspect in a $24 million Bitcoin scam has been arrested on charges of money laundering by Thai authorities
2018-8-10 06:08 | |
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Money laundering and Bitcoin have been entwined for quite some time now. Various incidents take place every single year, and the year 2018 hasn’t been any different. Numerous incidents involving Bitcoin and money laundering have taken place in recent months.
2018-8-7 20:00 | |
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Lilita Infante, a special agent of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has declared that Speculative investors dominate Bitcoin transactions as against criminal activities like money laundering, tax evasion, and drug trafficking.
2018-8-7 16:05 | |
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The slow trickle of traditional investment into the crypto market may turn into a flood if a new platform launched by blockchain services provider AxiomLevel Technologies makes its desired impact.
2018-8-6 18:55 | |
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ConsenSys, the Ethereum production studio based in the U. S. , launched ConsenSys Ventures last year selecting Kavita Gupta to run two funds of $50 million and $100 million.
2018-8-6 17:40 | |
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News A U.S. district judge has ordered a bitcoin trader to forfeit 81 bitcoins and sentenced him to 41 months in prison for money laundering. Thomas Mario Costanzo, also known as Morpheus Titania, sold bitcoins to undercover federal agents pretending to be drug dealers, according to the Department of Justice. Japan Confirms Entrance Into the
2018-8-3 20:20 | |
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A U. S. district judge has ordered a bitcoin trader to forfeit 81 bitcoins and sentenced him to 41 months in prison for money laundering. Thomas Mario Costanzo, also known as Morpheus Titania, sold bitcoins to undercover federal agents pretending to be drug dealers, according to the Department of Justice.
2018-8-3 17:55 | |
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A man from Arizona is facing a 41-month jail time after he was nabbed and convicted of money laundering. The sentence, announced by the DoJ (Department of Justice) came after a jury passed a guilty verdict on Thomas Mario Costanzo.
2018-8-3 13:15 | |
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Mesa-based BTC trader gets prison for laundering money and facilitating illegal online drug purchases via Bitcoin (BTC).
2018-8-3 10:14 | |
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An Arizona man was sentenced on Thursday after being found guilty of helping undercover agents who posed as drug dealers convert dirty money into bitcoin.
2018-8-3 21:51 | |
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A former bitcoin trader from Arizona has been sentenced to 41 months in jail for laundering drugs money with crypto.
2018-8-3 16:00 | |
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A Greek court gave the green light to Russia’s request to extradite former BTC-e owner Alexander Vinnik, who is suspected of Bitcoin fraud and money laundering.
2018-7-31 18:20 | |
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Greek Court Grants Russia’s Request To Expedite Fraud Suspect Alexander Vinnik. Vinnik, a Russian national accused of money laundering $4 billion in bitcoin through a cryptocurrency exchange, has been arrested in Greece after a United States grand jury on indicted him for fraud on Wednesday.
2018-7-31 12:13 | |
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The darknet site founded by Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road, has been offline for years now. But the legal questions behind his conviction and subsequent sentencing to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2015, remain fresh, raw and real to Ulbricht’s advocates.
2018-7-28 23:38 | |
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“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.
2018-7-26 18:55 | |
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After a warning from European law enforcement agency Europol earlier this year that billions of pounds are being laundered through cryptocurrencies, City of London officials have decided to take matters into their own hands.
2018-7-24 09:00 | |
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Surrey Police has officially become the first UK police force to effectively seize and convert bitcoin. However, due to active legislation, the police sold the cryptocurrency just before its all-time-high.
2018-7-22 05:00 | |
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The Federal Reserve’s new chairman made his stance on cryptocurrency clear to the US House of Representatives on Wednesday. In his view, cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value, are not used often as a means of payment, are not a store of value, but are great for money laundering.
2018-7-19 14:05 | |
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LocalBitcoins trader, Theresa Lynn Tetley, also widely known as Bitcoin Maven has been indicted for indulging in illegal bitcoin-for-cash exchanges. The post Indicted: Localbitcoins Trader Jailed for Money Laundering appeared first on CoinCentral.
2018-7-18 22:58 | |
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OPINION: Ever since its entry into the mainstream, Bitcoin [BTC] has been criticized for being supportive towards illegal activities to the tune of money laundering and funding terrorists. Moreover, Bitcoin primarily gained prominence during the heyday of dark web-based black marketplace Silk Road, where illegal items such as drugs and unlicensed guns were purchased using […]
2018-7-17 17:29 | |
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News emerged earlier today that BlackRock Incorporated was forming a team to look into cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin [BTC]. It struck many as puzzling, comparing the statement to previous statements by the CEO of the firm, Larry Fink.
2018-7-17 10:27 | |
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As the crypto market continues to meld into the realm of traditional finance, the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute is taking notice — so much so that the organization is adding cryptocurrency and blockchain sections to its 2019 certification exams.
2018-7-16 20:42 | |
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The indictment includes charges of money laundering through the use of Bitcoin, the leading virtual currency, to mask the illegal activities of officers in the GRU, a Russian military intelligence agency.
2018-7-15 22:10 | |
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A Greek court has ruled to extradite the alleged former operator of crypto exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, to France, local news outlet CNN Greece reported Friday, July 13. The 39-year old Russian national Vinnik, also known colloquially as “Mr.
2018-7-15 23:52 | |
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Greek court rules to extradite Alexander Vinnik to France on charges of laundering $4 bln in Bitcoin
2018-7-15 22:40 | |
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Tether has announced the appointed of Leonardo Real, a former anti-money laundering (AML) quality control manager at Bank of Montreal, as the company’s new chief compliance officer (CSO). The announcement comes just one week after Phil Potter, one of Tether’s directors, announced that he will be leaving sister company, Bitfinex.
2018-7-14 01:30 | |
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President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, is alleged to have established an executive order with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to ensure that cryptocurrency related crime falls as part of a special consumer protection entity within the DOJ.
2018-7-12 14:00 | |
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Nobel Prize winning Economist, Joseph Stiglitz has spoken about about Bitcoin. The long and short of this assault is that Stiglitz believes Bitcoin should be made illegal. Stiglitz believes that it’s association with crime, fraud and laundering makes it a dangerous assets that should be criminalised.
2018-7-12 06:00 | |
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An individual known as "Bitcoin Maven" was sentenced to one year in jail after exchanging millions of dollars of Bitcoin illegally through Localbitcoins.
2018-7-11 17:37 | |
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News A Southern Californian Localbitcoins trader has been sentenced to prison for a year for unlicensed money transmitting and money laundering. The trader, Bitcoin Maven, reportedly exchanged between $6 and $9.
2018-7-11 07:47 | |
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A Southern Californian Localbitcoins trader has been sentenced to prison for a year for unlicensed money transmitting and money laundering. The trader, Bitcoin Maven, reportedly exchanged between $6 and $9.
2018-7-11 06:20 | |
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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has declared victory over Bitcoin, stating that the market leader’s trading in its national currency has fallen to less than 1 percent of total global volume.
2018-7-10 16:00 | |
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2018-7-10 06:38 | |
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HBUS, a virtual currency marketplace and the U. S. strategic partner of Huobi, has begun accepting new registration from U. S. residents, starting today July 6, 2018.
2018-7-6 18:59 | |
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The opposition party has accused the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party of being involved in money laundering activities using Bitcoin. The post Opposition Accuses India’s Ruling Party of Being Involved in Mega Bitcoin Scam appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-7-6 11:10 | |
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The defunct exchange transferred 10,608 BTC to an unmarked wallet on Nov. 18, with 185.5 BTC routed to Kraken during an overall market downturn. The post Mt. Gox Moves $953 Million Worth of BTC After 8 Months of Dormancy appeared first on Coinspeaker.
Mt. Gox has once again postponed its repayment exercise to creditors. Affected beneficiaries will have to wait another twelve months The post Mt. Gox Pushes Repayment Deadline by Another Year appeared first on Coinspeaker.
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