Homeland Security Bitcoin Task Force Revealed by Department of Justice Indictment Form
Rumour has long been that Homeland Security in the United States has been interested in Bitcoin’s role in the buying and selling of drugs and other illegal goods and services, via the dark web in particular. However, a recent indictment form leaked from the US Department of Justice has solidified these rumours. Digital currency task force. The indictment form concerns accused marijuana and cocaine dealer, David Ryan Burchard, and the activities of Matthew Larsen, a Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The section in particular that has concerned many with an interest....
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31 March 2016 – The federal government now has a task force dedicated to tracking and analyzing domestic and foreign “unlicensed bitcoin exchangers.” The task force, part of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) branch of the DHS, came to light in a federal affidavit outlining the investigation and arrest of David Burchard for large scale distribution of marijuana on Tor hidden services, under his alias, “Caliconnect”. This kind of inquiry, previously restricted to the FBI cyber crimes unit, has been extended to other federal agencies and HSI’s dedicated involvement carries....
A new task force set up by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), KleptoCapture, will also target cryptocurrency exchanges. Financial institutions, banks, money transmission services, and crypto exchanges that allow Russian oligarchs to move money “will be in the crosshairs of this investigation.”
DOJ’s KleptoCapture Task Force Will Take ‘Broader View’
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No less than the Department of Justice Assistant US Attorney Kathryn Haun herself is set to discuss blockchain and transparency issues during the Consensus 2015 event on September 10, 2015 in New York. Haun heads digital currency initiatives for northern California at the US Department of Justice and has led the inquiry against Ripple Labs. She was recently appointed the Digital Currency Crimes Coordinator for northern California at the US Department of Justice. Aside from leading a new multi-agency task force charged with looking into digital currencies that includes the FBI, Secret....
In an effort to create more dialogue between regulators, law enforcement, and digital currency companies and organizations, the U. S. Department of Justice convened a seminar at the Federal Reserve Bank in San Francisco. According to a statement released by the DOJ, the summit included "approximately 175 government and industry participants, including representatives of federal and state law enforcement and regulatory agencies, digital currency and blockchain companies and organizations, and other technology companies and financial institutions." The event was organized by Kathryn Haun,....