Alleged crypto-Ponzi operator arrested after failed sea-scooter escape

2020-11-18 07:39

The alleged ringleader of a Ponzi scheme that solicited $35 million for crypto mining and other investments has been arrested after attempting to flee FBI agents using a “sea scooter.”

Similar to Notcoin - TapSwap on Solana Airdrops In 2024

origin »

Speed Mining Service (SMS) на Currencies.ru

$ 1.9622 (+0.00%)

Объем 24H $0

Изменеия 24h: 0.00 %, 7d: 0.00 %

Cегодня L: $1.9622 - H: $1.9622

Капитализация $205.406k Rank 99999

Доступно / Всего 104.68k SMS

arrested alleged investments attempting mining flee sea

354 +

Источник: cointelegraph.com

arrested alleged → Результатов: 92

Mastermind of Alleged Billion Dollar Spanish Pyramid Scheme Arrested, Faces 16 Year Prison Sentence

The CEO of Arbistar the Spanish investment company, Santiago Fuentes, has been arrested and arraigned on charges of fraud, belonging to a criminal organization and money laundering. Fuentes, who has been in hiding since September, was arrested at one of his properties in the south of Tenerife.

2020-10-24 22:15
arrested fuentes spanish alleged laundering money criminal

251 +

Spanish police arrest bitcoin scammer accused of defrauding $1B from users

National Police of Tenerife arrested Santiago Fuentes who is accused of defrauding up to 32,000 people in an alleged bitcoin scam, amounting to the tune of about 850 million euros (over $1 billion).

2020-10-22 22:30	BTC Trading View
police defrauding accused bitcoin scam amounting alleged

203 +

Mastermind in Alleged Billion Dollar Crypto Ponzi Scheme Arrested

Santiago Fuentes, CEO of Arbistar 2. 0, was finally tracked down and taken into custody on Thursday, Oct. 22, at one of his residences in Tenerife, Spain, by police in south Tenerife, according to sources from the National Police, local news outlet Canarian Weekly reported on Oct.

2020-10-23 19:58	Spain
tenerife oct police canarian spain residences reported

230 +

Trial of Alexander Vinnik, accused of Bitcoin fraud, begins in Paris today

Suspected of a BTC fraud, the alleged owner of the Russian cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik will start his long-awaited trial in Paris today. The trial begins after Vinnik was arrested The post Trial of Alexander Vinnik, accused of Bitcoin fraud, begins in Paris today appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2020-10-19 18:30	BTC Trading View
vinnik trial paris begins today fraud alexander

256 +

Australian Conman Arrested for Alleged $1.73M Bitcoin Swindle

Serial Australian conman Peter Foster, who is alleged to have netted $1. 73 million worth of stolen bitcoin by impersonating someone else, has been arrested in Queensland, Australia. According to a report by The Sydney Morning Herald, on August 20, Mr.

2020-8-26 17:13
australian alleged bitcoin arrested conman australia according

319 +

Police Arrest 27 Alleged Masterminds Behind $5.7B Plus Token Crypto Scam

Chinese police have arrested 27 leaders and 82 others suspected of operating the Ponzi scheme.

2020-7-30 13:41
police others suspected leaders scheme ponzi operating

177 +

Bitcoin Ponzi Scammer Arrested by Jakarta Police for Sexual Assault

Russ Albert Medlin — co-founder of alleged crypto Ponzi scheme BitClub — was arrested in South Jakarta for sexual assault on minors.

2020-6-17 23:33	Crimes
sexual jakarta assault ponzi arrested alleged crypto

242 +

Sydney Woman Arrested for Alleged Operation of Illegal Cryptocurrency Exchange

A woman was arrested in Burwood — a suburb of Sydney, Australia — for allegedly operating an unregistered cryptocurrency exchange. The arrest took place at a local shopping mall and police later found $60,000 in cash and $55,000 in bitcoins at her apartment.

2020-5-17 03:12	BTC/USD
woman exchange sydney cryptocurrency arrested police shopping

211 +

Japanese arrests over stolen NEM from Coincheck hack

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested two men on suspicion of illegally exchanging XEM into another virtual currency. It is alleged that the men received approximately 24 million XEM over the dark web from the hacker who stole NEM from Coincheck, Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

2020-3-22 16:02	BNC insights
coincheck men xem nem approximately million received

391 +

Dutch Authorities Arrest Two Men for Alleged Crypto Money Laundering

Dutch financial authorities have arrested two men for laundering money with cryptocurrencies

2020-2-20 13:10
dutch money laundering men authorities two arrested

123 +

Silk Road Operator Pleads Guilty to 1 Charge of Conspiracy

Roger Clark, an alleged operator behind the Silk Road darknet site arrested in 2015, has pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to distribute narcotics.

2020-1-31 03:15
charge silk conspiracy operator road guilty 2015

104 +

Alexander Vinnik Accused of Laundering Billions Through BTC-e Extradited to France

Alexander Vinnik, the Russian-born IT specialist who spent over two years in detention in Greece, where he was arrested on a U.S. warrant, is now in Paris. The alleged BTC-e operator, suspected of laundering at least $4 billion through the now defunct crypto exchange, has been handed over to France after the Greek judiciary turned […] The post Alexander Vinnik Accused of Laundering Billions Through BTC-e Extradited to France appeared first on Bitcoin News.

2020-1-25 03:50
btc-e alexander through laundering vinnik france extradited

251 +

Ex-Bitmain Chip Designer Reportedly Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement

A former leading chip designer at Bitmain has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of alleged embezzlement

2019-12-17 11:02
alleged embezzlement arrested reportedly chip designer suspicion

137 +

Founder of Bitmain Rival MicroBT Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement

The arrest, noted by the Shenzhen Nanshan District Prosecutor on Dec. 12 and reported by business publication Caixin on Sunday, comes amid ongoing battles between mining giant Bitmain and MicroBT, which has been a rising competitor this year challenging Bitmain's market dominance.

2019-12-16 08:00
bitmain microbt mining comes giant amid ongoing

149 +

Pennsylvania Man Charged With SIM Swap Conspiracy to Steal Crypto

Authorities have arrested a 23-year old man over an alleged SIM swapping scheme targeting crypto execs and investors

2019-12-13 13:24	#scams
crypto man sim alleged swapping targeting investors

112 +

Three Men Arrested for Running Alleged $722 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme

New Jersey authorities announce the arrest of three founders of alleged $722 million crypto Ponzie Scheme

2019-12-11 02:59	Fraud
million crypto three scheme alleged 722 announce

145 +

US Arrests 3 in Alleged Crypto Mining Pool Fraud Scheme

U.S. authorities have arrested three members of BitClub Network, alleging the mining pool is a long-running Ponzi scheme.

2019-12-11 23:27
scheme pool mining network bitclub ponzi alleging

153 +

Thai Police Arrest 24 Chinese Nationals for Alleged Bitcoin Scam

Thai immigration police have arrested 24 Chinese nationals in connection with an alleged Bitcoin scam call center

2019-12-6 12:38	Government
alleged bitcoin thai nationals scam police chinese

155 +

Feds Nab Two Suspects in Alleged $550K Crypto-Fueled Scam

Two men have been charged with carrying out a nationwide cyber scheme. The U. S. DOJ alleges the men stole, or tried to steal, more than $550,000 in cryptocurrencies. The case comes in the wake of an uptick in cybercrime.

2019-11-15 02:06	Bitcoin
two men carrying out scheme feds charged

156 +

US Authorities Arrest Alleged SIM Swappers After Crypto Thefts

The FBI has arrested two individuals on charges of stealing and attempting to steal $550,000 in cryptocurrency by SIM swapping 10 victims.

2019-11-15 22:38
sim attempting steal stealing 550 victims swapping

131 +

Polish Police Arrest Head of Payment Processor Tied to Bitfinex Crypto Exchange

Polish police arrested Ivan Manuel Molina Lee, president of Crypto Capital, for alleged money laundering.

2019-10-25 03:35
crypto polish police lee molina president laundering

108 +

NiceHash co-founder reportedly arrested over alleged stolen millions (again)

The co-founder of NiceHash, the well-known cryptocurrency hash power broker, has reportedly been arrested in Germany. Matjaz Skorjanc’s arrest was made over US charges that he, along with several other hackers, is responsible for stealing millions of dollars.

2019-10-2 18:58	hard fork
skorjanc reportedly nicehash co-founder 2008 arrested millions

155 +

Former NiceHash CTO Arrested in Germany Over US Hacking Charges

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to extradite the alleged hacker over crimes he's already served time for in Slovenia.

2019-10-2 17:01
hacker alleged extradite crimes slovenia time served

174 +

Dow Nosedives as Wall Street Recoils from Trump’s Baffling China Gambit

The Dow Jones had its upward momentum sharply arrested after a bombshell news leak alleged that President Donald Trump was considering limiting US portfolio inflows to China and booting Chinese firms from US stock exchanges.

2019-9-28 22:06	dow jones
trump dow china stock had nosedives street

155 +

Ethereum ‘ICO architect’ arrested over alleged $12M cryptocurrency extortion

Two individuals in the US, including a former advisor to various blockchain projects including Ethereum, have been arrested for their alleged role in a series of multi-million dollar cryptocurrency extortion.

2019-9-19 13:57	hard fork
ethereum cryptocurrency alleged arrested statement advisor hlady

176 +

Two Arrested for ‘Old-Fashioned Shakedown’ of Cryptocurrency Startup

Two men have been arrested in the U.S. for alleged threats to destroy a crypto startup’s ICO and demanding millions of dollars in a shakedown

2019-9-19 01:45	USA
startup two shakedown arrested ico crypto destroy

123 +

Retired Ice Hockey Star Suckers IT Pro Into $700,000 Bitcoin Fraud

Russia’s second most popular sport, ice hockey, has been stained by one of its former stars in a fraudulent cryptocurrency deal. According to Russian information agency TASS, ice hockey player Igor Musatov was arrested on Sunday over his alleged involvement in a Bitcoin fraud scheme in which the victim lost approximately $700,000.

2019-9-18 15:15	Russia
ice hockey bitcoin 700 fraud retired suckers

237 +

Report: Philippine Police Raid Alleged Cryptocurrency Scam, Arrest 277

Philippine authorities have reportedly arrested 277 Chinese nationals that were working at an alleged cryptocurrency scam firm

2019-9-16 01:52	China
cryptocurrency 277 alleged scam philippine nationals working

137 +

Thai Gang Member Arrested Over Alleged $16 Million Crypto Fraud

A Thai man has been arrested for alleged involvement in a crypto crime ring that fleeced investors for 500 million baht.

2019-9-5 13:09	Thailand
million crypto alleged thai arrested crime ring

234 +

Thai ‘Cryptocurrency Wizard’ Nabbed for Alleged Role in $16M Heist

Bangkok’s self-style “cryptocurrency wizard” arrested by police for his role in an apparent $16.3 million crypto heist

2019-9-5 11:16	Cryptocurrency Exchange
heist role wizard cryptocurrency apparent million police

210 +

Indian Bitconnect Dev Arrested for Promoting Shi**y Multi-Billion Scam

A web developer for one of cryptocurrency’s biggest scams has been arrested. Dhaval Mavani, who developed Bitconnect’s website was apprehended in New Delhi after being deported from Abu Dhabi. A warrant for his arrest was issued last year in August, per the Times of India.

2019-7-31 12:41	India
bitconnect arrested indian mavani scam dev promoting

133 +

Alleged Silk Road Drug Dealer Arrested For Using Bitcoin For Money Laundering

Silk Road, a dark web drug market founded by Ross Ulbricht under the pseudonymous nickname “Dread Pirate Roberts” has had a critical impact on Bitcoin. While it’s associated with the dark web marketplace has forever left a stain on the crypto asset, Bitcoin may also not be where it is today if it didn’t catch.

2019-7-24 04:00	Silk Road
bitcoin drug silk road alleged web dark

214 +

Indian Police Arrest Four In Alleged KBC Coin Cryptocurrency Scam, Duping Investors Of $14 Million

The CID (Criminal Investigation Department) of India has arrested four individuals in Surat; Dhiraj Patel, Vijay Prajapati, Ashiq Shaikh and Kamruddin Syed in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency ponzi scheme.

2019-7-7 19:06	Legal & Regulation
alleged cryptocurrency kbc four coin individuals promise

181 +

Russian Police Arrest Alleged Creator of Large Crypto Pyramid Scheme From Kazakhstan

Russian police have arrested the alleged creator of a Kazakh crypto pyramid scheme who confessed to illegally crossing the Russian border on horseback

2019-5-29 16:18	Russia
russian pyramid scheme crypto police alleged creator

185 +

Australian Civil Servant Caught Mining Crypto With Government Hardware

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has charged a government employee alleged to have misused government IT infrastructure for personal cryptomining operations, per a press release.

2019-5-22 18:47	Law & justice
government australian release department mining said bitcoin

323 +

Boom! Crypto Hack Victim Wins Bombshell $75 Million Case

By CCN: Crypto investor and entrepreneur Michael Terpin was awarded $75. 8 million in California’s Supreme Court in a civil judgment against a man Terpin claims stole cryptocurrency assets from him.

2019-5-13 22:45
terpin crypto entrepreneur case gang million civil

232 +

Eight People Apprehended in Spain For Crypto Money Laundering Scheme

Despite how transparent Bitcoin is, people still keep using it for crimes. Eight people were arrested in Spain recently for an alleged money laundering scheme which was said to involve cryptocurrencies, according to the Europol.

2019-5-9 00:35	Legal & Regulation
money laundering people spain scheme eight crypto

144 +

Centra Tech ICO Leaders Allege Their Slack Messages Were Obtained Illegally by FBI

Centra Tech’s founders seem to be in hot water. Sorhab Sharma, Robert Farkas, and Raymond Trapani were arrested in April 2018 for allegedly trying to defraud investors through a token sale. The Deputy U.

2019-5-3 20:16	Cryptocurrency News
centra tech attorney district deputy southern token

184 +

Brazilian Police Arrest Suspect for Money Laundering With Bitcoin

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	Mining
laundering bitcoin money porto grande alegre rio

187 +

Bitcoin Donations Pour In For Julian Assange After Arrest

Figures from across cryptocurrency were lobbying for donations to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange April 11 as UK police arrested him after Ecuador rescinded his asylum. Ecuador President: Assange ‘Violated’ Terms Assange, who had been resident at the Ecuadorian embassy in London for seven years, suddenly found himself in police custody Thursday morning after the country’s president reversed his claim.

2019-4-11 14:30	ZCash
assange julian donations terms police bitcoin arrest

197 +

India’s $14M Crypto Scam: Police Arrest 4 Suspects of Cashcoin Which Promised Double Returns On Investment

Indian police has arrested the ringleaders of an alleged scam cryptocurrency, Cashcoin, that resulted in $14 million being stolen… The post India’s $14M Crypto Scam: Police Arrest 4 Suspects of Cashcoin Which Promised Double Returns On Investment appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.

2019-3-25 10:26	India
cashcoin police scam returns india double investment

163 +

Alleged Russian boss of Bitcoin ‘money-laundering scheme’ wants to go home

Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of troubled cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e (who is wanted in several countries for his potential involvement in a Bitcoin fraud case) has lodged an appeal for extradition to his native Russia.

2019-3-22 14:01	hard fork
bitcoin vinnik alleged extradition reportedly accused holiday

188 +

Karpeles Beats Embezzlement Charges in Mt Gox Ruling

The Tokyo District Court has found Mark Karpeles, the former head of now-defunct Bitcoin exchange platform Mt. Gox, guilty of record tampering but innocent on other charges related to embezzlement and breach of trust.

2019-3-16 22:01	Law & justice
karpeles court company exchange gox him out

403 +

Here are the 3 ways OneCoin defrauded cryptocurrency investors for billions

The alleged ringleaders of OneCoin, the multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency-fuelled pyramid scheme, have finally been busted. On Friday, US authorities apprehended brother-and-sister duo Konstantin Ignatov and Ruja Ignatova at Los Angeles International Airport over their role in the international blockchain-based scam, reports Bloomberg.

2019-3-11 14:42	hard fork
onecoin fraud ignatov international alleged ignatova wire

194 +

A Multibillion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Based on ‘Lies’: US Arrests Alleged OneCoin Leader

Konstantin Ignatov, one of the heads of the infamous OneCoin pyramid scheme, has been arrested on wire fraud charges.

2019-3-8 19:28
onecoin scheme pyramid infamous heads charges fraud

113 +

Australian police seizes 30KG in drugs and $2M from cryptocurrency crime ring

Australian federal police (AFP) have arrested two men connected to a cryptocurrency-fused drug syndicate operating in Melbourne. According to a statement, AFP agents executed a string of search warrants yesterday, seizing steroids, Australian currency, and “cryptocurrency-related items.

2019-3-8 13:58	hard fork
australian afp two drug arrested police drugs

212 +

Hong Kong Entrepreneur Who ‘Made It Rain’ from High-Rise Arrested for Crypto Mining Fraud

An alleged Bitcoin millionaire, who was reportedly involved in “making it rain cash” on the streets of Hong Kong, is now reportedly accused of mining-related fraud

2019-3-1 23:05	#scams
rain reportedly fraud hong kong cash involved

190 +

Fifteen Alleged Operators of $8 Million Crypto Scam Arrested in Taiwan

Fifteen suspects allegedly running a cryptocurrency scam which raked in millions of dollars have been arrested by police in Taiwan

2019-1-27 14:56	Fraud
taiwan fifteen arrested scam dollars millions raked

339 +

South African Police Arrest Two Kidnappers Who Asked For Ransom in Bitcoin

Mpumalanga police in South Africa recently arrested two men alleged to be responsible for the kidnapping of a teenager boy in Witbank City and a 13-year-old girl in Witbank. According to the police, the kidnapping team asked the victims’ relatives for a reward in Bitcoin in exchange for the young victims’ lives.

2019-1-20 09:16	Uncategorized
police bitcoin south asked two witbank kidnapping

216 +

дальше еще 43 новостей →

2020-11-18 07:39

arrested alleged → Результатов: 92

2020-10-24 22:15

2020-10-22 22:30

2020-10-23 19:58

2020-10-19 18:30

2020-8-26 17:13

2020-7-30 13:41

2020-6-17 23:33

2020-5-17 03:12

2020-3-22 16:02

2020-2-20 13:10

2020-1-31 03:15

2020-1-25 03:50

2019-12-17 11:02

2019-12-16 08:00

2019-12-13 13:24

2019-12-11 02:59

2019-12-11 23:27

2019-12-6 12:38

2019-11-15 02:06

2019-11-15 22:38

2019-10-25 03:35

2019-10-2 18:58

2019-10-2 17:01

2019-9-28 22:06

2019-9-19 13:57

2019-9-19 01:45

2019-9-18 15:15

2019-9-16 01:52

2019-9-5 13:09

2019-9-5 11:16

2019-7-31 12:41

2019-7-24 04:00

2019-7-7 19:06

2019-5-29 16:18

2019-5-22 18:47

2019-5-13 22:45

2019-5-9 00:35

2019-5-3 20:16

2019-4-25 22:00

2019-4-11 14:30

2019-3-25 10:26

2019-3-22 14:01

2019-3-16 22:01

2019-3-11 14:42

2019-3-8 19:28

2019-3-8 13:58

2019-3-1 23:05

2019-1-27 14:56

2019-1-20 09:16

Партнеры Currencies.ru

Реклама на Currencies.ru

Самое свежее на Currencies.ru

Add news: propose for publication, Submit ICO