Republican Officials In New Mexico County Refuse To Certify Election Results—And State Officials Want A Criminal Probe

Topline Republican officials in a rural New Mexico county refused to certify their primary election results this week due to vague concerns about ballot boxes and voting machines, echoing former Presi...

White House Attorney Told Trump’s Legal Advisor To Get ‘Great F’ing Criminal Defense Lawyer’ After Jan. 6

Topline A former White House lawyer fed up with Trump legal advisor John Eastman’s push to overturn the results of the 2020 election advised Eastman to “get a great f’ing criminal de...

Crypto-Related Lawsuits Rising in Russia, Criminal Cases Increase by 40% – Bitcoin News

Courts in Russia are hearing a growing number of cases around crypto assets, a new study has shown. About two-thirds of them have been launched under provisions of the country’s Criminal Code but civi...

Feds Reportedly Launch Criminal Probe Into Wells Fargo Following Allegations Of Sham Job Interviews

Topline Federal civil rights prosecutors are investigating Wells Fargo’s hiring practices, the New York Times reported Thursday, weeks after the paper revealed some Wells Fargo managers had conducted ...

What happens to crypto seized in criminal investigations?

Earlier this year, during during the annual Queen’s Speech in the United Kingdom, Prince Charles informed the Parliament about two bills. One of them — the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bi...

Do Kwon Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges in US, Say Legal Experts – Featured Bitcoin News

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon is unlikely to face criminal charges in the U.S. over the collapse of cryptocurrency terra (LUNA) and stablecoin terrausd (UST), according to legal experts. They explained t...

The Department Of Justice Has Filed Its First Criminal Complaint Against A US Citizen Accused Of Evading Sanctions By Using Cryptocurrency

The defendant then used this crypto exchange account to send over $10 million in BTC for the platform’s users between the United States and sanctioned countries. Judge Faruqui stated why he allo...

DOJ Files First Criminal Complaint Against US Citizen Allegedly Using Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions – Featured Bitcoin News

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed its first criminal complaint against an American who allegedly used cryptocurrency to circumvent U.S. sanctions. “The payments platform advertised its service...

US Justice Department Executes First Criminal Crypto Charge

The US Justice Department has laid an iron hand on an undisclosed American citizen who has sent roughly $10 million worth of digital coins to a location sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Cont...

US federal judge approves of Justice Dept criminal complaint on using crypto to evade sanctions

The United States Department of Justice may move forward on a criminal prosecution case against a United States citizen who allegedly violated sanctions through cryptocurrency. According to a Friday o...

U.S. Department of Justice Lays First Criminal Crypto Sanctions Charge

The U.S. Justice Department has opened its first criminal case of sanctions evasion using cryptocurrencies, according to a federal judge. An unnamed American citizen is now being accused of sending $1...

US, UK, Canada, Australia, and Netherlands have uncovered over 50 Crypto Criminal Leads

Officials from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands have shared information and uncovered over 50 crypto-related criminal leads, including one that could be a ...

US, UK, Canada, Australia, Netherlands Share Crypto Criminal Leads, Including a Potential $1B Ponzi Scheme – Regulation Bitcoin News

Officials from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands have shared data and identified more than 50 crypto-related criminal leads, including one case that could be a $1 billion Ponzi sc...

Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova Is Now Europe’s Most Wanted Criminal

Dr. Ruja Ignatova, the infamous “Crypto Queen,” is once again in the crosshairs of law enforcement, as German authorities have placed her on Europe’s most wanted list. Europol, the European Union Agen...

A US Congressman May Face Criminal Prosecution For Supporting A Cryptocurrency Pumps As Well As Dumps Plan

Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette, the government affairs manager for one of the federal watchdogs, commented on the case: This appears to be a disaster. This appears to be a textbook case of you receiving insid...

Hwang’s Spectacular Collapse Culminates in Criminal Charges

(Bloomberg) — Bill Hwang, the enigmatic investor behind one of the most spectacular trading debacles in Wall Street history, was arrested Wednesday morning over what federal prosecutors characte...

No One ‘Off The Hook For Criminal Charges’ In ‘Rust’ Shooting, Sheriff Says

Topline Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza, who is overseeing the investigation into the shooting on the set of Rust in October, when a gun held by actor Alec Baldwin fired and killed cinematographe...

Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Activist Vladimir Kara-Murza For Spreading Disinformation, Lawyer Says

Topline Russia has opened a criminal case against opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza—who previously survived two suspected poisonings in Russia—for spreading “false information,” his lawyer said ...

Jan. 6 Committee Has Enough Evidence For Trump Criminal Referral, Cheney Says—But Some Lawmakers Are Reportedly Skeptical

Topline The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot has enough evidence to refer former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department for criminal charges, vice-chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R...

Manhattan DA Insists Criminal Probe Into Trump Still Ongoing Despite High-Profile Resignations

Topline A criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s financial practices is still in progress, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday, pushing back against reports that...

Manhattan DA says Trump criminal investigation continues

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022.  Randall Hill | Reuters The Manhattan district attorney, in an ...

Polish Authorities Arrest Criminal Group Smuggling Drugs Worth $4.6M

Polish authorities raided and arrested a criminal group smuggling drugs worth $4.6  million to the United States, local media reported Tuesday. Poland Arrests Drug Traffickers Using Crypto The drug co...

Bank of England Governor Says Crypto Creates ‘Opportunity for the Downright Criminal’ – Coinotizia

The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has warned that crypto creates an “opportunity for the downright criminal.” The central bank chief described: “You only have to ask the question ‘Wh...

Bank of England Governor Says Crypto Creates ‘Opportunity for the Downright Criminal’ – Regulation Bitcoin News

The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has warned that crypto creates an “opportunity for the downright criminal.” The central bank chief described: “You only have to ask the question ‘Wh...

Fake $14.7 Billion Textron Takeover Bid Leads to Criminal Charge

(Bloomberg) — A supposed $14.7 billion offer to buy defense contractor and aircraft maker Textron Inc. in 2020 has resulted in criminal charges against the would-be acquirer. Most Read from Bloo...

Bank of England Head Says Crypto Is “New Front Line” for Criminal Scams

Alex Dovbnya Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has sounded alarm over the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies among scam actors Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has taken a jab at crypto...

EU Officials Want European Banking Authority To Keep List of Crypto Companies at Risk of Criminal Activity

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are urging banking authorities to keep track of crypto services that could be used to conduct crime. According to a press release, MEPs have adopted new rules...

Ex-U.N. Prosecutor Calls For International Arrest Warrant For Putin, Calls Him A War Criminal

Topline Carla Del Ponte, the former chief prosecutor for two U.N. war crimes tribunals, called for the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, in ...

Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and other hotels crack down on human trafficking

Human trafficking generates about $150 billion a year globally in illegal profits, according to the International Labour Organization, and poses a complicated challenge for major hotel chains. In 2020...

Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Criminal Contempt Charges For Two Ex-Trump Officials

Topline The House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot recommended holding former Trump Administration communications staffer Daniel Scavino Jr. and trade advisor Peter Navarro in crimin...

Deshaun Watson Facing Another Criminal Probe After Signing Record Contract With Browns

Topline Deshaun Watson is facing another grand jury probe for alleged sexual misconduct at a Texas massage parlor, according to multiple reports, casting doubt on his NFL future just days after the qu...

Fiat is Still Dominant in terms of Criminal Money: Highlights US Treasury Department

Concerns have always revolved around the crypto assets being used for illicit purposes but the US Treasury department revealed something that is beyond these doubts.  Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and ...