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62-year-old American earned $ 147 million on fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes

The American pleaded guilty to deceiving 70,000 people who invested in his fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes. In total, he managed to get about $ 147 million from defrauded investors. According to the Department of Justice, US citizen Steve Chen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to fraud, as well as tax evasion. From July 2013 to September 2015, […] дальше »

2020-2-24 10:50


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OneCoin Associate Tries to Dodge $400M Laundering Charges 

OneCoin associate Mark Scott was charged with two counts of money laundering totaling $400 million. Now, one of the enablers of Crypto’s biggest scam wants the charges against him dropped. OneCoin Aide Claims ‘Insufficient’ Evidence Mark Scott was found guilty by a jury last November of two counts of money laundering (wire fraud and bank fraud) for OneCoin and its elusive founder Ruja Ignatova totaling $400 million. дальше »

2020-2-5 16:00


Romanian Hackers Get 20 Years in Prison For Cryptojacking 400k Computers To Mine $4M In BTC & XMR

Bogdan Nicolescu, the leader of the Bayrob Group hacker gang from Romania, as well as his co-conspirator Radu Miclaus, have been found guilty of charges related to their cryptojacking malware. The charges include 21 separate counts of wire fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and other crimes, according to a press release that was published […] дальше »

2019-12-10 23:51


Crypto Trader and Professional Poker Player Dennis Blieden Found Guilty of Embezzling $22 Million

Dennis Blieden stands to face 22 years behind bars after embezzling $22 million while serving as the vice president of finance and accounting at StyleHaul, a digital marketing firm. The professional poker player pleaded guilty to the charges, and his sentencing awaits him on March 20, 2020. дальше »

2019-11-26 22:34


Silk Road Merchant Admits Guilt in Money Laundering Charges Worth $19 Million With Bitcoin

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 […] дальше »

2019-11-9 00:15


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Обвиняемый в торговле на Silk Road признал вину. Ему грозит до 30 лет тюрьмы

61-летний Хью Брайан Хани, которого власти США считают администратором поставщика незаконных препараторов Pharmville на даркнет-рынке Silk Road, признал вину по двум пунктам обвинения, включая отмывание денег. дальше »

2019-11-7 15:47


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No Victim, No Crime: How the Darknet Drug War Is Ruining Young Lives

There aren’t many areas of modern society unaffected by the draconian war on drugs, and non-violent crypto exchange is no exception. Two San Diego men in their twenties reportedly pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of money laundering conspiracy, for selling cannabis on the darknet for bitcoin and operating an unlicensed crypto exchange service. дальше »

2019-10-2 16:00


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Bitcoin escrow firm owner charged over $7M cryptocurrency fraud

The director of Bitcoin escrow service Volantis Market is facing several years in prison if found guilty of cryptocurrency-related fraud. According to the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York, Jon Barry Thompson took more than $7 million from two victim companies after making false claims in connection with Bitcoin transactions. дальше »

2019-10-1 16:49


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Binance Collaborates With UK Cyber Crime Police to Ensure Customers’ Funds are SAFU

Binance Compliance unit has been cooperating with UK Police in an investigation regarding the creation and sale of phishing scripts. A Bulgarian citizen has been extradited to the UK as part of an investigation that found him guilty for illegally pinching personal data of around 500,00 users across 53 different platforms according to Binance officialRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-9-28 21:00


EtherDelta Hackers Charged By U.S. Authorities; Scammers Setup A Fake Domain To Steal Private Keys

Anthony Tyler Nashatka and Elliot Gunton have been charged by the Northern District of California attorney’s office. They have been found guilty of hacking the EtherDelta back in December 2017. The EtherDelta is an exchange platform for cryptocurrency that is based on the Ethereum blockchain. дальше »

2019-9-23 17:54


Former tZero and Casper Labs Advisor Arrested by FBI Over a $13 million USD Extortion Charge

Two crypto ICO advisors face up to 20 years imprisonment if found guilty of extortion of $13 million USD from a crypto startup. In a new development, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested two fintech entrepreneurs over counts of extortion of an Ethereum (ETH) based crypto startup. The two, Steven Nerayoff and Michael Hlady, […] дальше »

2019-9-19 18:30