Department of Justice
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The two brothers were arrested in New York and Boston, and they face two courts later Wednesday
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The DOJ charged the CEO and CTO with a count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and a count of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting service
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DOJ wallet makes small Coinbase transfer, potentially hinting at an upcoming sale of BTC originally confiscated during the takedown of the Silk Road
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The Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced back-to-back lawsuits against KuCoin Tuesday
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The indictment followed leaks Monday that a Binance settlement deal was forthcoming
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The Binance executive is also reportedly set to make an appearance in a Seattle courtroom Tuesday
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It’s unclear what “actions” the CFTC, DOJ and Treasury will announce Tuesday afternoon
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The frozen funds were linked to a “human trafficking syndicate in Southeast Asia”
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A now-unsealed August order showed the DOJ targeted multiple Mashinsky-linked bank accounts
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers have complained about 7.7 million pages of discovery from the government
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Prosecutors pushed earlier this week to revoke the former FTX CEO’s bail and send him to jail
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The judge, in new court filings, said the Oct. 3 conference allows “adequate time for the Government to make discovery”
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How much crypto will the government seize from Razzlekhan? The US doesn’t seem to know
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Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner were charged with money laundering in connection with the Mt. Gox hack
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The Silk Road hacker tried to hide stolen bitcoin and cash from law enforcement in a Cheetos popcorn container
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SEC officials initially opposed the Voyager plan, alleging Binance.US operates an unregistered securities exchange. Now, the DOJ is here
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The charges highlight the agency’s ability to act internationally when it comes to cryptocurrency and prohibiting money laundering, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said
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The Justice Department seized $56 million from BitConnect in 2021, and is now returning just $17 million to 800 victims
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