U.S. Treasury Describes NFTs as ‘Highly Susceptible to Use in Fraud and Scams’
“The report determines that illicit actors can use NFTs to launder proceeds from predicate crimes,” the Treasury said.
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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.
Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ and Associate Arrested, Charged With Fraud in Alleged $30M Ponzi Scheme
Two Canadian men have been arrested and charged with fraud for allegedly swindling investors out of $40 million CAD – approximately $30 million USD – in a crypto and foreign exchange investment scheme.
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.
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.
Nigeria Charges Binance, Detained Executives With Tax Evasion: Reports
One of two senior Binance executives in government custody has escaped, local media reported over the weekend.
Crypto Investment Scam Losses in U.S. Grew 53% to $3.94B in 2023: FBI
Investment fraud at large grew by 38% from $3.31 billion to $4.57 billion, according to the bureau’s Internet Crime Report 2023, highlighting the prominent role that cryptocurrency plays in this area of crime.
UK Law Enforcement Will Soon Have More Power to Seize Crypto Assets
A crime bill passed last year gave law enforcement agencies more power to seize and freeze crypto.