Topline The Department of Justice said Thursday it had brought civil and criminal enforcement actions involving $8 billion worth of alleged fraud stemming from Congress’ $2 trillion coronavirus relief...
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DOJ to Fight Crypto Money Laundering in Russia
With the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia, many have stated that the imposing nation is going to look to bitcoin and assorted cryptocurrencies to avoid or get around sanctions enforced by the Unit...
Weight Watchers App Violated Kids’ Privacy, DOJ Says
Topline Kurbo and WW International—formerly Weight Watchers—agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations their weight management app illegally gathered personal information from children, the Dep...
U.S. DOJ Launches ‘KleptoCapture’ to Hold Russia Accountable
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of Task Force KleptoCapture, an interagency law enforcement task force dedicated to enforcing the sweeping sanctions, export res...
DOJ indicts BitConnect’s Indian founder for $2.4B crypto Ponzi scheme
The founder of the infamous crypto exchange BitConnect, Satish Kumbhani, has been charged for allegedly misleading investors globally and defrauding them of $2.4 billion in the process. According to t...
FBI Seeks Software To Trace Top 95% Of Total Crypto Market Cap
Last Friday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a request for proposal (RFP) that requires state-of-the-art tracing and analytical software and software licenses to detect the illicit...
DOJ Appoints Eun Young Choi as Head of National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team
Today, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the appointment of Eun Young Choi, veteran cybersecurity Cybersecurity Cybersecurity is a blanket term that refers to the protection of comp...
US DOJ Announces Leader for New FBI Crypto Unit
The new national cryptocurrency enforcement team will be led by a prosecutor in charge of the case against Russian hackers, the U.S. Department of Justice said, also adding that the Federal Bureau of ...
DOJ Creates Virtual Asset Exploitation Unit for FBI
Key Takeaways The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it is forming a Virtual Asset Exploitation Unit. The unit is part of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) and will ...
FBI Forms New Crypto Crimes Unit as DOJ Names Enforcement Team Director
In brief The United States FBI has established a Virtual Asset Exploitation Unit to focus on cryptocurrency-related cases. Also, the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team has named its first direct...
US DOJ names crypto enforcement director, reveals new FBI group focused on blockchain analysis and asset seizure
advertisement A crypto-focused “enforcement team” founded last October by the US Department of Justice has a new director. According to Thursday’s announcement, Eun Young Choi is no...
DOJ Sues Missouri Over Law Declaring Some Federal Firearm Rules ‘Invalid’
Topline The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday to prevent Missouri from enforcing a law declaring some federal firearm rules “invalid,” which the department says has hindered law enforcem...
DOJ Investigates Short-Sellers For Potential Trading Abuses Including ‘Spoofing’ And ‘Scalping’
Topline The U.S. Department of Justice is targeting dozens of prominent short-selling investment and research firms in a sweeping federal investigation that has gone on since last year, according to s...
Bitfinex’s LEO Token Hits All-Time High Following DOJ Seizure of $3.6B in Bitcoin
Bitfinex’s UNUS SED LEO token (LEO) exploded to a new all-time high of $8.14 on Tuesday, shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had seized 94,000 Bitcoin stolen in an Au...
DoJ seizes $3.6B in crypto and arrests two in connection with 2016 Bitfinex hack
Authorities in the United States have made arrests and announced the seizure of $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency more than five years after hackers stole 119,756 Bitcoin (BTC) from the Bitfinex exchange...
DoJ Seizes $3.6B in Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack
Share this article The $3.6 billion sum makes it the Department of Justice’s largest financial seizure in history. DoJ Recovers Funds From Bitfinex Hack U.S. officials have just confirmed the largest...
Can Whistleblowing On Meatpackers Curb Retail Prices? Stay Tuned
Today, meat production has consolidated to fewer players. Just four major meatpackers – Tyson, … [+] Cargill, JBS S.A. and Marfrig Global Foods S.A. (through National Beef Packing Co.) – control...
Vast DOJ Probe Looks at Almost 30 Short-Selling Firms and Allies
(Bloomberg) — The Justice Department is collecting a trove of information on dozens of investment firms and researchers engaged in short selling as part of a sweeping U.S. hunt for potential tra...
Trump DOJ Official Jeffrey Clark Reportedly Pleaded The Fifth Over 100 Times In Jan. 6 Deposition—Joining These Others
Topline Ex-Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark pleaded the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a deposition with House January 6 committee investigators Wednesday, according to CNN, becoming t...
DOJ Indicts Cryptsy Exchange Founder for Stealing $1M in Crypto
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted Project Investors Inc. (also known as Cryptsy) CEO and founder Paul Vernon for stealing $1 million from wallets that the now-defunct crypto exchange c...
DOJ Charges Oath Keepers Leader, 10 Others In Latest Jan. 6 Case
Topline Stewart Rhodes — leader of the anti-government Oath Keepers — was charged Thursday with seditious conspiracy stemming from the Capitol riot, one of the highest-profile arrests in the Departmen...
DOJ Charges Its First Suspect In Haitian President’s Assassination
Topline The Department of Justice on Tuesday charged an ex-Colombian military officer with allegedly participating in the plot to kill former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, marking the first U.S. pr...