Fraud
Epoch Times CFO Charged With $67M Fraud Scheme Involving Crypto Platform
The crime proceeds were generally purchased by the scheme participants at discounted rates of up to 80 cents per dollar in exchange for an unspecified cryptocurrency.
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
This Is (Hopefully) the Last CoinDesk Article to Mention Craig Wright
He "is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is," says a U.K. Judge reviewing the Australian computer scientist’s many questionable legal maneuvers.
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.
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.
Google Takes Legal Action Against Alleged Crypto Scammers for Uploading Fraudulent Apps
The defendants are said to have committed hundreds of acts of wire fraud, "causing harm to Google and at least approximately 100,000 Google users."
Sam Bankman-Fried Deserves a Life After Prison
He did incalculable harm, but arguing for a sentence longer than 25 years is unfair to the man and the industry he once represented.
Guilty Verdict for Woman Accused of Laundering Bitcoin Tied to Alleged $6B China Fraud: Bloomberg
Police in the U.K. seized over 1.7 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) worth of related bitcoin in 2018.
Craig Wright Was Finally Called Out in Court and Hodlonaut Is Celebrating
“It hasn't always been easy, but I'm very happy that I stood my ground,” says Hodlonaut of his long legal fight with Craig Wright, who claimed, falsely, to be Satoshi Nakamoto.
