Tag: DOJ
Warren Flags Crypto Ties to Child Sexual Abuse in Letter to U.S. DOJ, Homeland Security
Cryptocurrency has become "the payment of choice for perpetrators of child sexual abuse and exploitation," the lawmakers noted, citing a February FinC [...]
Changpeng Zhao Apologizes Ahead of Sentencing, 161 Others Send Letters of Support
Letters of support also came from Max S. Baucus, former U.S. Ambassador to China, Professor Jeremy R. Cooperstock, McGill University, Associate Profes [...]
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Should Spend 3 Years in Prison, DOJ Says
Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice and former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao filed their sentencing memos on Tuesday night.
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Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Moves to Dismiss Indictment Over Crypto-Laundering Allegations
Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Moves to Dismiss Indictment Over Crypto-Laundering Allegations
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KuCoin Crypto Withdrawals Spike to $1B after DOJ, CFTC Clampdown
Some users complained about delays in withdrawals, spurring concerns about the exchange's health. Blockchain data, however, showed that outgoing trans [...]
Crypto Exchange KuCoin Violated Anti-Money Laundering Laws, U.S. Charges
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U.S. Government's Legal Precedents Don't Support Lengthy Prison Term, Bankman-Fried's Defense Argues
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers have pushed back against the U.S. government's sentencing memo which makes the case for why it thinks the former FTX CEO s [...]
Sam Bankman-Fried Should Spend 40-50 Years in Prison, DOJ Says
In a sentencing memo filed Friday, the Department of Justice's Southern District of New York office wrote that Bankman-Fried "lied to investors," shar [...]
U.S. Attorney’s Office Files Civil Forfeiture Action to Return $2.3M in Crypto Tied to 37 Scam Victims
The cryptocurrencies – which includes nearly 300,000 (USDC), 1.5 million (USDT), 102,000 (TRX), 3,000 (SOL), and 14,000 (ADA) – were seized from two B [...]
Terraform Labs Allowed to Hire Law Firm Dentons In Bankruptcy Case by U.S. Court: Reuters
A U.S. court has allowed Terraform Labs to hire law firm Dentons to defend the company in a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. Securities & Ex [...]
Judge Signs Off on Binance's $4.3B Plea Deal With U.S. Prosecutors
A federal judge approved the U.S. Department of Justice's $4.3 billion fine on Binance after the crypto exchange pleaded guilty to violating anti-mone [...]
U.S. Treasury’s OFAC Bans Crypto Addresses Tied to LockBit Ransomware Group From Financial System
"The LockBit ransomware variant, like other major ransomware variants, operates in the 'ransomware-as-a-service' (RaaS) model, in which administrators [...]
Uvalde School Shooting Response Was a ‘Significant Failure,’ DOJ Report Says
In a report, the department blames “cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy and training” in the Texas school shooting that [...]
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Won’t Face Second Criminal Trial, U.S. Prosecutors Say
In November, a jury found Bankman-Fried guilty of seven counts of wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering, among other charges. His crimes, [...]
Binance Founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao Stuck in U.S. Until Sentencing
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) cannot return to the United Arab Emirates before his sentencing, a federal judge ruled Thursday nig [...]