Multimillion Euro Crypto Fraud Operation in Bulgaria, Cyprus and Serbia Busted
Authorities searched four call centers and 18 other places and arrested five people.
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Jan 13, 2023 at 12:47 p.m. UTC
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2 More Promoters of Forcount Crypto Ponzi Scheme Arrested, Charged With Fraud
One of the men charged, 64-year-old Spanish citizen Nestor Nunez, was allegedly an actor paid to present himself as the CEO of Forcount using the alias “Salvador Molina.”
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Jan 6, 2023 at 10:38 p.m. UTC
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Brother of Criminal Bitcoin Mixing CEO Pleads Guilty to Stealing 712 Bitcoins From IRS
Gary Harmon, brother of Helix CEO Larry Harmon, stole his brother’s forfeited crypto right out from under the IRS’ nose, and spent it extravagantly.
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Jan 6, 2023 at 7:02 p.m. UTC
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Developer of ‘Mutant Ape Planet’ NFTs Arrested, Charged With Fraud for Alleged $2.9M Rug Pull
Twenty-four-year-old French citizen Aurelian Michel has been charged with fraud for his role in the alleged scheme.
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Jan 5, 2023 at 8:24 p.m. UTC
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Sam Bankman-Fried Faces ‘Tough Road,’ Legal Expert Says
It's going to be an uphill legal battle for the former FTX CEO, who pleaded not guilty to eight counts of criminal charges on Tuesday.
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Jan 4, 2023 at 8:12 p.m. UTC
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UK's Top Crime Agency Is Assembling Team of Crypto Experts
The National Crime Agency posted a job for "cryptocurrency investigator."
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Jan 4, 2023 at 12:16 p.m. UTC
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Authorities in Italy, Albania Bust $16M Suspected Crypto Investment Scam
Assets worth 3 million euros were seized during the action by a joint investigation team.
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Dec 23, 2022 at 10:58 a.m. UTC
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Crypto Crooks: Podcast Trailer
The “Crypto Crooks” Podcast will tell the stories of the biggest and wildest crypto crimes by CoinDesk.
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Dec 19, 2022 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
Dec 19, 2022
Crypto Crooks
Big money Big names Big crimes Cryptocurrency is a radical technology with incredible potential The kind of potential that fraudsters and criminals can’t resist exploiting Crypto Crooks will tell the stories of the biggest and wildest crypto crimes through a true crime lens Listen carefully and maybe you’ll be able to steer clear of Crypto [...]
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Dec 19, 2022 at 7:45 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Wallet of the Failed BTC-e Exchange Wakes Up
Someone transferred 10,000 BTC from a previously sleeping wallet identified as holding the treasury of the failed BTC-e exchange.
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Nov 23, 2022 at 4:49 p.m. UTC
Nov 23, 2022