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Cryptocurrency scams prosecutions

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Man claiming to be crypto millionaire charged in Utah court

Spanish fork man and his two businesses charged with wire fraud and money laundering offenses.

Salt Lake City conviction
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Founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange indicted for fraud and tax evasion

CEO of major online cryptocurrency exchange company indicted for defrauding company’s customers, destroying evidence, and tax evasion.

Crypto CEO fraud
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Two arrested in New York for hack and alleged money laundering of $4.5 Billion in stolen cryptocurrency

Government seized $3.6 billion in stolen cryptocurrency directly linked to 2016 hack of virtual currency exchange.

Money laundering arrest
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Founder of crypto currency indicted in what is being called a $340 million pyramid scheme

This was the first charged criminal fraud case involving a DeFi ponzi scheme.

DeFi Crypto Scheme
Bulgarian Woman charge for role in alleged launder of $4B through crypto

Woman allegedly laundered $400M as firm's legal, compliance head.

OneCoin Fraud Case
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Justice department seizes over $112 million in funds linked to cryptocurrency investment schemes

The Department of Justice announced today that it has seized virtual currency worth an estimated $112 million linked to cryptocurrency investment scams.

Crypto scheme money seizer
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Man arrested by Spanish police, allegedly stole $110 million

The international scam organization convinced people to invest between $275 and $1,100 in non-existent cryptocurrencies.

Crypto scam dismantle
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Man sentenced to over four years in prison for attempting to swipe 712 bitcoin that were part of an open investigation

An Ohio man was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison for stealing over 712 bitcoin that were the proceeds of the darknet bitcoin mixer Helix and subject to forfeiture.

Forfeiture of Bitcoin
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DOJ charges Nevada man, allege he stole more than $45 million from 10,000 in crypto fraud

A Nevada man has been charged for his alleged participation in CoinDeal, an investment fraud scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims of over $45 million.

CoinDeal investment fraud
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Justice Department action

The Department of Justice took action against six people charged in an alleged crypto scheme that resulted in over $100 million in losses. As of the time of the announcement of the charges, the prosecution is the largest known fraudulent scheme involving non-fungible tokens, known widely as NFTs in the crypto world.

Justice Department action
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Fraudsters convicted for £21m loss in cryptocurrency

Four Australian fraudsters were convicted for stealing and laundering £21 million in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The scam took place over three months from October 2017 and January 2018 and was masterminded by a man named James Parker. 

Fraud conviction