US charges two over laundering $43 million from investment fraud
U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged a New York man and woman for their roles in a large-scale crime ring that laundered money stolen in cyber investment fraud scams. [...]
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U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged a New York man and woman for their roles in a large-scale crime ring that laundered money stolen in cyber investment fraud scams. [...]
A Bulgarian national has been charged with stealing $290,000 in government-seized cryptocurrency while serving 121 months in prison for helping launder millions stolen from American fraud victims. [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced the seizure of a cloud computing account put to use by subsidiaries of Cambodia-based corporate conglomerate HuiOne Group, as the Treasury unveiled fresh sanctions against nine individuals and 26 entities linked to Prince Group
The alleged main administrator of Dream Market Incognito Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces before its shutdown, has been indicted in the United States on money laundering charges. [...]
Also: Cartier Heir Imprisoned, Believe Founder Benjamin Pasternak ArrestedThis week, North Korea hacks, Cartier heir jailed, Believe founder arrested, Cambodia scam network sanctioned. A U.S. Army soldier's insider bet, Litecoin, sentences in laundering and romance fraud cases, France probed crypto kidnapping. Tennessee banned crypto ATMs, Kelp DAO and Alex Mashinsky.
U.S. prosecutors have charged a Maryland man with stealing more than $53 million after hacking the Uranium Finance crypto exchange twice and laundering the proceeds through a cryptocurrency mixer. [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the seizure of $61 million worth of Tether that were allegedly associated with bogus cryptocurrency schemes known as pig butchering
Also: CZ on Trump Pardon, Arrest in Crypto-Linked Drug CaseThis week, South Korean prosecutors probed missing seized bitcoin. CZ said a Trump pardon eased his conviction burden. A former Olympian arrested in a crypto-linked drug case. The U.S. SEC dropped litigation against Gemini Earn. Major hacks and a $37 million laundering prison sentence.
Ilya Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to prison last year for money laundering charges in connection with his role in the massive hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016, said he has been released early
Justice Department Secures Guilty Pleas, $15M in Civil ForfeitureFederal prosecutors charged U.S. citizens and foreign nationals for aiding North Korean IT workers in infiltrating U.S. firms, laundering crypto and funneling illicit revenue back to Pyongyang’s weapons program in what the DOJ has described as a major sanctions-evasion scheme.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions against eight individuals and two entities within North Korea's global financial network for laundering money for various illicit schemes, including cybercrime and information technology (IT) worker fraud
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on two North Korean financial institutions and eight individuals involved in laundering cryptocurrency stolen in cybercrime and fraudulent IT worker schemes. [...]
Cambodian Firm Worked Directly With North Korea, Say US OfficialsThe U.S. and U.K. imposed sanctions on Cambodia’s Huione Group and 146 affiliates linked to the Prince Group TCO, citing human trafficking, forced labor and over $4 billion in laundered cybercrime proceeds tied to North Korean hacks and Western-targeted scams.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against Grinex, the successor to Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, which was previously sanctioned for helping ransomware gangs launder their money. [...]
US Treasury Says Crypto Exchange Helped Launder $100 Million for Ransomware GangsThe U.S. Department of Treasury sanctioned Thursday a Russian founder and co-owners of the Garantex cryptocurrency exchange in a bid to tighten methods criminal hackers use to launder extortion money and Kremlin sanctions busting. Regulators also sanctioned Garantex successor Grinex.
$150 Million Stolen From Victims and Laundered, Allege Federal ProsecutorsFour Ghanian nationals have been charged with stealing more than $100 million by perpetrating romance scams and business email compromises against U.S. organizations, as well as laundering the stolen proceeds. Three of the suspects have been extradited to the United States to stand trial.
Also: CoinDCX's $44 Million Exploit, Crypto Theft Hit $2.17B in First Half of 2025This week, Russia crypto laundering in Krygyzstan, CoinDCX lost $44M in a hack, the U.S. sought $7.1M in crypto linked to oil tank investment scam, Ex-NCA officer was jailed for stealing seized bitcoin, crypto thefts hit $2.17B in the first half of 2025 and Trump Media revealed $2B bitcoin holdings.
DOJ Indictments, Enforcement Actions Follow Nationwide Search for 'Laptop Farms'Federal prosecutors announced major enforcement actions after a North Korean crime ring used stolen IDs, fake websites and U.S. shell firms to embed IT workers inside more than 100 American companies, stealing data and laundering over $5 million to fund Pyongyang's weapons programs.
The U.S. Department of Justice has seized more than $225 million in cryptocurrency linked to investment fraud and money laundering operations, the largest crypto seizure in the history of the U.S. Secret Service. [...]
Five men from China, the United States, and Turkey pleaded guilty to their involvement in an international crime ring and laundering nearly $37 million stolen from U.S. victims in cryptocurrency investment scams carried out from Cambodia. [...]