Topline A federal appeals court has cut short a special master’s review of White House documents the Department of Justice seized at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate, siding Thursday ...
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U.S. DOJ yet to investigate SBF over FTX bankruptcy – crypto.news
A recent update has just emerged that the U.S. Department of Justice has failed to launch an investigation into the crash of the FTX exchange. Reasons unknown, the news will receive wild reactions fro...
Elizabeth Warren Speaks Out Against SBF, Asks DoJ to Investigate
Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren has called on Department of Justice head Attorney General Merrick Garland to launch a thorough criminal investigation into the collapse of the Bahamian exchange ...
US lawmakers ask DOJ hold FTX execs accountable ‘to the fullest extent of the law’
Two Democratic members of the United States Senate have called on the Justice Department to investigate the collapse of FTX and potentially prosecute individuals involved in wrongdoing. In a Nov. 23 l...
US DOJ Seizes 7 Seven Domain Names Used in “Pig Butchering” Crypto Schemes ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia has seized seven domain names used in committing “pig butchering” cryptocurrency crim...
Appeals Court Appears Likely To Side With DOJ And Shut Down Trump Review
Topline A panel of appeals court judges signaled Tuesday they’re likely to end a special master’s review of documents the Justice Department seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago esta...
U.S. DOJ Indicts Two Estonian Men Over $575 Million Crypto Fraud
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two Estonian Men for operating cryptocurrency schemes that allegedly defrauded investors out of $575 million. According to the press release,...
SEC, DOJ Investigate FTX — Regulators Suspect Crypto Exchange Mishandles Customer Funds – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are reportedly investigating cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The crypto firm is suspected of mishandling customer fun...
DoJ Seizes 50,676 Bitcoin From Silk Road Hacker James Zhong
After a decade of intense investigation, Silk Road hacker James Zhong has pleaded guilty to defrauding the then-famous darknet marketplace Silk Road. As a result, the federal government of the United ...
U.S DoJ reveals second-largest haul with seizure of BTC worth $3.3B
The U.S Department of Justice is in the news today after it announced its second-largest Bitcoin seizure ever. This was made towards the end of 2021 in connection with Silk Road, the infamous dark web...
Over 50K BTC from Silk Road worth officially seized by DOJ after 10 year investigation
The U.S. Attorney has announced that the Department of Justice has officially seized Bitcoin valued at $3.36 billion at the time of appropriation in connection with the 2012 Silk Road fraud. The seize...
U.S. DOJ seizes a record $3.36 billion worth of Bitcoin linked to the dark web
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the seizure of a record $3.36 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) connected to the Silk Road dark web fraud. The seizure involving 50,676 saw th...
US DOJ Revises Probe into Tether Regarding Bank Fraud – Report
The United States Department of Justice has reopened a probe into Tether Holdings according to a report from Bloomberg citing anonymous sources close to the probe. Per the report, the probe is into al...
DoJ Reportedly Eyes USDT Once Again; Tether Responds
It’s a tale as old as time: the Department of Justice investigating Tether and USDT. It’s been reported far and wide, and for years on end, with speculation throughout. We’re back again as 2022 comes ...
Tether Responds to Reports of New Bank Fraud Investigation at DOJ
A DOJ investigation into suspected bank fraud at Tether – issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT – has reportedly been transferred to another team within the department, according to a Monday ...
DOJ Charges Pelosi Attack Suspect With Attempted Kidnapping
Topline The Department of Justice on Monday charged the man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, alleging in court papers that defendant David DePape told police he wanted to “ho...
US Tether Bank Fraud Investigation Changes Hands Within the DOJ: Report
Responding in a blog post published Monday, Tether said it is in open dialogue with law enforcement agencies, “helping the department … with some of the biggest cybercrime and national security cases ...
Google resolves lost criminal crypto exchange data with DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice and Google have reached a deal to resolve a six-year-long dispute over the advertising giant’s refusal to turn over warrant-requested documents. The problem? This inform...
DoJ Leaves Google Off the Hook For Deleting BTC-e Data – Trustnodes
The Department of Justice has ‘settled’ with Google, without imposing a fine or requiring a proper explanation regarding the deletion of data Google was ordered by the court to perserve. The data in q...
Google Agrees To Boost Compliance Program in DOJ Legal Battle
The case fuels debate over whether US tech companies should turn over data held on systems outside the country A compliance monitor will ensure Google fulfills its legal obligations The US Department ...
U.S DOJ Charges Chinese Intelligence Officers of Bribing in BTC
Bitcoin News Guochun He and Zheng Wang planned to steal sensitive documents. They planned to bribe a United States Government employee with $61,000 in Bitcoin. Two Chinese intelligence operatives have...
DOJ Charges Two Chinese Intelligence Officers in FBI Double Agent Bitcoin (BTC) Bribery Scheme
Two Chinese intelligence officers are facing criminal charges in the US for allegedly attempting to steal court documents and bribing an FBI agent with Bitcoin (BTC). According to a new statement from...
The U.S. Tightens The Noose On Huawei—and China
From left, Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew Olsen, Deputy Attorney General … [+] Lisa Monaco, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and FBI Director Christopher Wray, meet wi...
US DOJ charges two Chinese agents for bribing FBI agent with BTC
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two Chinese intelligence agents for allegedly paying $61,000 in Bitcoin to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) “double” agent. According to the DOJ...
DOJ Charges Alleged Chinese Intelligence Officers With Trying To Interfere With Huawei Prosecution
Topline The Justice Department announced charges Monday against 13 people allegedly involved in attempts by the Chinese government to influence U.S. operations, including two Chinese nationals who wer...
US DOJ Sues Founder of Defunct Crypto Mixer Over Failure to Pay $60M Fine
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued Larry Dean Harmon, the founder of defunct cryptocurrency mixer Helix, for failing to pay a civil penalty of $60 million since his indictment in 2...
Helix Crypto Mixer Founder Faces U.S. DOJ Lawsuit To Recover $60 Million Civil Fine
The crypto space is not just extremely full of surprises. It is also fraught with pitfalls and is hard to navigate and understand most of the time. Even when some entities think they’re not doing anyt...
Supreme Court Rules Against Trump On Mar-A-Lago Classified Documents
Topline The Supreme Court ruled against former President Donald Trump Thursday, refusing to grant his request that a third-party special master be allowed to review classified materials found at Mar-A...
Trump Aide Reportedly Caught On Security Camera Moving Boxes At Mar-A-Lago—After DOJ Subpoena To Return Classified Documents
Topline Security cameras at Mar-A-Lago captured footage of boxes being moved at former President Donald Trump’s residence even after he was asked to return all classified government documents in his p...