Brazil’s federal prosecution office is set to roll out a roadmap of activities that will grant the nation’s prosecutors, courts, and police officers powers to prosecute offenders and confiscate crypto...
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Australia Seeks to Add More Tools to Police the Crypto Sector
Australia is boosting Its crypto watchdog team for the crypto sector. The state regulators also plan to crack down on crypto scams. The government is scheduled to comment on a framework for this topic...
Binance Trains With Hong Kong Police To Combat Cybercrime
Binance has teamed up with Hong Kong police to fight cybercrime. Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau began a training session on January 30. Binance Holdings Ltd. bought a controlling share in ...
Bitzlato CEO arrested by Spanish police: Report
According to a Feb. 2 report by Turkish news agency Anadolu, Spanish authorities have arrested the CEO of Hong Kong cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, as well a sales executive and itsmarketing directo...
Transit Worker Killed After Trying To Stop Gunman In D.C. Metro, Police Say
Topline A gunman opened fire on commuters in a Metro station and near a public bus in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, according to local authorities, killing a transit employee who tried to ap...
2 Monkeys Disappeared From Dallas Zoo—And Police Think They Were Stolen
Topline Dallas police are investigating the possible theft of two monkeys that disappeared Monday from the Dallas Zoo–in the latest and most dramatic event in a series of bizarre incidents invol...
New Jersey Synagogue Attacked By Man Throwing Molotov Cocktail, Police Say
Topline A New Jersey synagogue was attacked Sunday by a man who threw a molotov cocktail at the building, local police said, and authorities are investigating the attack as a “bias-motivated” crime, a...
What To Know About The Now-Disbanded ‘SCORPION’ Police Unit That Pulled Him Over
Topline The Memphis Police Department disbanded its specialized SCORPION unit on Saturday, after five officers from the group were charged with murder for beating Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop—el...
Police Seize Nearly $2 Million in Crypto from New Zealand Drug Dealers
Crypto crime was a big deal in 2022, and while we’re only a few weeks into 2023, it looks like the trend is continuing after a criminal gang crackdown that resulted in close to $2 million in assets – ...
Memphis Police Chief Tells CNN Tyre Nichols Arrest Video Will Show ‘Acts That Defy Humanity’
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – JANUARY 26: People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols at the … [+] Tobey Skate Park on January 26, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. 29-year-old Tyre Nicho...
5 Memphis Police Officers Charged With Murder
Topline The five Memphis police officers terminated in connection with the violent death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, official oppression, aggr...
Monterey Park Suspect Had No Connection To Victims, Police Say, As They Search For Motive
Topline The shooter suspected of killing 11 people at a dance studio in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park appeared to have had no connections to the victims, the Los Angeles County Sheriff said ...
Connecticut Police Get $23K in Stolen Crypto Funds Back
Members of a local police force in the state of Connecticut have helped a theft victim recover roughly $23,000 in stolen crypto funds. Police Are on the Case! The money was deposited under false prete...
Suspect Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Killing 10 At L.A.-Area Dance Studio, Police Say
Topline A 72-year-old man suspected of killing 10 people at a dance studio near Los Angeles late Saturday died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a Sunday police stop, L.A. County Sheriff Robe...
Suspects in UK Bitcoin Fraud Had ‘More Money Than They Could Spend’: Lancashire Police
Four people based in the English county of Lancashire were sentenced on Friday for conducting a scheme worth over $24 million involving a glitch in an unnamed Australian crypto exchange. The group re...
Husband Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Charges
Topline Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old mother of three, was reported missing by coworkers on January 4, and her husband—whose internet records reveal he searched for how to dispose of a body—has pleaded no...
UK police discover bitcoin fraudsters had ‘more money than they could spend’ – Cryptopolitan
On Friday, four individuals from Lancashire, England, were convicted of a massive crypto-related fraud worth more than $24 million. According to reports, the group made off with 445 Bitcoin amounting ...
Missing Massachusetts Woman Whose Husband Is Charged With Her Murder
Topline Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old mother of three, was reported missing by coworkers on January 4, and her husband—whose internet records reveal he searched for how to dispose of a body—has been charg...
Greta Thunberg Detained By German Police At Anti-Coal Climate Protest
Topline Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police Tuesday while protesting against the expansion of a coal mine in Germany that environmentalists say would make it impossib...
Bulgarian Police Denies Any Political Motives into Latest Nexo Investigation
Prosecutor General spokesperson for Bulgarian police denied any political agenda behind the recent raids on Nexo’s office in Bulgaria. Last week, the Bulgarian police raided Nexo’s office in a probe o...
U.K. Police Arrest Man After Discovering Uranium On Package At Heathrow Airport
Topline Police in London arrested a man on suspicion of terrorist activity after traces of uranium were discovered on a package that arrived at Heathrow airport from Oman in December, officials from S...
Nexo sees 10% of assets withdrawn after police raid
Nexo saw $46 million leave its addresses following a reported Bulgarian police raid on its offices over accusations of being “a large-scale scheme for financial crimes, money laundering and violations...
Nexo offices reportedly raided by police in Bulgaria
Troubled cryptocurrency lender Nexo is facing more pressure from regulators, with its offices reportedly raided as part of an international investigation. A group of prosecutors, investigators and for...
Nexo offices in Bulgaria reportedly raided by police
Crypto lender Nexo has reportedly been raided by police in Bulgaria as part of a large-scale international investigation. On Thursday, January 12, a local news outlet reported that Nexo’s offices in S...
Nexo’s Bulgaria office raided by police
Crypto lending platform Nexo’s Bulgarian offices have been raided by local police as authorities carry out investigations into suspected money laundering and tax violations. Police are in...
Missing Massachusetts Woman Whose Husband Is Charged With Misleading Investigators
Topline Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old mother of three, was reported missing by coworkers on January 4, and her husband—whose internet records reveal he searched for how to dispose of a body—has been crimi...