Crime
Crypto Bettors Lay 17% Odds on Donald Trump in Jail Before Election Day
Gamblers have placed almost $900,000 in bets on the “Trump in jail before election day?” market on the predictions application Polymarket.
U.S. Treasury Describes NFTs as 'Highly Susceptible to Use in Fraud and Scams'
"Illicit actors can use NFTs to launder proceeds from predicate crimes, often in combination with other methods to obfuscate the illicit source of proceeds of crime," the Treasury found.
British-Chinese Money Launder Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Role in $6B Fraud: FT
Jian Wen, 42, who was alleged to have carrying out the laundering on behalf of her former boss, was found guilty in March
Alleged Owner of Darknet Narcotics Bazaar ‘Incognito Market’ Arrested in New York
Taiwanese national Rui-Siang Lin, 23 is accused of facilitating $100 million in sales paid through crypto of illegal narcotics, including fentanyl, through the online marketplace.
Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ and Associate Arrested, Charged With Fraud in Alleged $30M Ponzi Scheme
Aiden Pleterski, 25, was reportedly kidnapped, beaten and tortured by five of his alleged victims last summer.
Chinese Police Bust $296M Illegal Crypto-Based Currency Operation: Report
Police in Panshi City, Jilin arrested six people for running an "underground bank."
Binance CEO Teng Says Nigeria Must Release Gambaryan, Detention Sets 'Dangerous New Precedent'
In January the company refused to pay a demand from "unknown persons" to settle allegations.
Blockchain Sleuth Elliptic Explores AI and Anti-Money Laundering Using 200M Bitcoin Transactions
Patterns of illicit activity involving groups of bitcoin nodes and chains of transactions are described in a research paper by Elliptic and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab.
Jebara Igbara, AKA 'Jay Mazini,' Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Crypto-Related Fraud
Igbara perpetrated multiple fraud schemes and scammed investors of at least $8 million.
Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Spoofed Coinbase Website, Stealing $9.5M in Crypto
According to court documents, Chirag Tomar used his ill-gotten gains to buy Rolexes, Lamborghinis, Porches and more.
