An Alabama man, Eric Council Jr., pleaded guilty on Monday to hacking into the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) social media account in January 2024 and posting a fraudulent message …
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James Watt Sentenced for Fake ID Operation and Money Laundering
James Watt, 26, from Indianapolis, was sentenced to three years of probation on February 5, 2025, after being convicted of producing fake identification documents and money laundering. The U.S. Attorney’s …
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On February 4, 2025, Carlos Alberto Sosa-Horellana, a Honduran national, was arrested by ICE Washington, following a conviction for rape, resulting in an 80-year prison sentence. This event, while not …
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South Lake Tahoe Man Indicted on Wire Fraud Charges for Cryptocurrency Scam
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA — Daniel Chartraw, the founder of Crypto-Pal LLC and TDA Global, was recently indicted on wire fraud charges. The indictment alleges that Chartraw defrauded investors by …
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Shailesh Babulal Bhatt Arrested for Kidnapping and Extortion of Rs1,232 Crore
by Ananya MehtaThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Ahmedabad arrested Shailesh Babulal Bhatt under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on August 13, 2024, for his involvement in a massive extortion case. …
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by Dan Mangan Ilya Lichtenstein, the man behind the 2016 hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a complex money …
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By Terry Bridge Markus Martens, the 73-year-old owner of Sarnia Pool Co., has been sentenced to a combination of jail and house arrest after pleading guilty to defrauding 11 customers …
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By Sam Tobin A woman accused of converting bitcoin into cash and property to conceal the proceeds of a massive £5 billion ($6.4 billion) fraud has been sentenced to nearly …
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Reported by David Klein Thomas White, Ex-Silk Road Administrator, Ordered to Forfeit $660,000 in Bitcoin Thomas White, the administrator of the notorious Silk Road 2.0, has been ordered by the …
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John Ross Rennie: £110,000 Seized in Scotland’s First Crypto Robbery Case
A man involved in a violent robbery to steal cryptocurrency has had £110,000 seized by the Crown in a historic legal first for Scotland. Prosecutors successfully invoked proceeds of crime …
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