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Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $38M in Crypto Via ‘Cyber Intrusion’

Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $38M in Crypto Via ‘Cyber Intrusion’

“These convictions reflect the relentless efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI in identifying a cybercriminal, holding him accountable, a [...]
Utah Judge Rules SEC’s Case Against Alleged Crypto Mining Scam Green United Can Proceed to Trial

Utah Judge Rules SEC’s Case Against Alleged Crypto Mining Scam Green United Can Proceed to Trial

Green United’s founder, Will Thurston (who, along with promoter Kristoffer Krohn, is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit), allegedly used the mon [...]
Binance Says it Helped India's Enforcement Directorate Trace $47.6 million Related to a Gaming Scam

Binance Says it Helped India's Enforcement Directorate Trace $47.6 million Related to a Gaming Scam

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has helped India's Enforcement Directorate (ED), the authority investigating financial crimes, i [...]
SEC Charges 3 Individuals, 5 Companies With Operating Pig Butchering Scams

SEC Charges 3 Individuals, 5 Companies With Operating Pig Butchering Scams

“Relationship investment scams, including those involving crypto asset investments, pose a risk of catastrophic harm to retail investors, and the thre [...]
Investors Lost Record High $5.6B to Crypto Scams in 2023, FBI Says

Investors Lost Record High $5.6B to Crypto Scams in 2023, FBI Says

According to the report published Monday, investment fraud was the most pervasive – and expensive – type of crypto-related fraud in 2023. Of the more [...]
Indian Court Orders Scam Websites Using Crypto Exchange Mudrex’s Name to Be Taken Down

Indian Court Orders Scam Websites Using Crypto Exchange Mudrex’s Name to Be Taken Down

Scammers impersonating Mudrex employees on messaging service Telegram would lure retail investors by promising rewards and work opportunities if they [...]
U.S. SEC Charges Two Brothers in $60M Ponzi Scam Using a Crypto Platform

U.S. SEC Charges Two Brothers in $60M Ponzi Scam Using a Crypto Platform

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged brothers Jonathan and Tanner Adam of attempting to defraud more than 80 investors with a [...]
OmegaPro Co-Founder Arrested in Turkey on Suspicion of $4B Ponzi Scheme: Reports

OmegaPro Co-Founder Arrested in Turkey on Suspicion of $4B Ponzi Scheme: Reports

The firm said it invested in cryptocurrency and forex, and reportedly collapsed in 2022. www.coindesk.com [...]
EFCC Arraigns Forex Broker in Alleged N2bn Scam Case

EFCC Arraigns Forex Broker in Alleged N2bn Scam Case

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Rufus John Isip, who claims to be a forex broker, before [...]
Forex broker in trouble over alleged N2bn investment scam – P.M. News

Forex broker in trouble over alleged N2bn investment scam – P.M. News

Forex broker in trouble over alleged N2bn investment scam  P.M. News pmnewsnigeria.com [...]
Forex broker in trouble over alleged N2bn investment scam – P.M. News

Forex broker in trouble over alleged N2bn investment scam – P.M. News

Forex broker in trouble over alleged N2bn investment scam  P.M. News pmnewsnigeria.com [...]
U.S. Charges Three in Connection With Evolved Apes NFT Scam

U.S. Charges Three in Connection With Evolved Apes NFT Scam

"The defendants ran a scam to drive up the price of digital artwork through false promises about developing a videogame," U.S. Attorney Damian William [...]
NYAG Sues 2 Crypto Pyramid Schemes, Promoters Targeting Haitian-Americans in $1B Scam

NYAG Sues 2 Crypto Pyramid Schemes, Promoters Targeting Haitian-Americans in $1B Scam

The Petions were two of AWS Mining’s top promoters – each recruiting at least 200,000 investors to their “downline” – earning them both the ceremonial [...]
Epoch Times CFO Bill Guan Charged With $67M Fraud Scheme Involving Crypto Platform

Epoch Times CFO Bill Guan Charged With $67M Fraud Scheme Involving Crypto Platform

“Under Guan’s management, members of the team and others used cryptocurrency to knowingly purchase tens of millions of dollars in crime proceeds, incl [...]
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