Law Enforcement in Russia’s Samara Region Investigates 8 Cases of Fraud Relat...
The investigation into the Russia-based crypto pyramid Finiko is growing with law enforcement officials in Samara region announcing they have launched eight criminal cases against Finiko associates. Authorities are also working to identify more victims of the Ponzi scheme, Russia’s largest in recent years. Finiko Members Under Investigation in Samara, Russia The Russian Ministry of Interior’s Main Department in Samara Oblast, a region bordering Tatarstan, is investigating eight cases of fraud against Finiko associates. The members of the Ponzi scheme are accused of....
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Of the 75 enforcement actions on crypto brought by the commission from 2013 to 2020, the majority involved allegations of fraud or unregistered securities offerings. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission was one of the top regulatory enforcers for cryptocurrency projects in the last seven years, resulting in $1.77 billion in penalties.According to a report released yesterday by Cornerstone Research, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, brought 75 enforcement actions against crypto firms and individuals from July 1, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2020, mainly involving....
Gary Gensler used examples of SEC enforcement against BlockFi and a former Coinbase employee in justifying the agency’s approach to violations of U.S. securities laws. United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler cited major enforcement actions against crypto firms as part of the “economic realities” of securities regulation.In written remarks for the Practising Law Institute’s Annual Institute on Securities Regulation on Nov. 2, Gensler used examples of SEC enforcement against crypto lending firm BlockFi and a former Coinbase employee in justifying the agency’s....
Do not be mistaken in thinking this global fraud ring was decentralized by any means. Global fraud rings are nothing new under the sun these days. With the rise of deep web activity, criminals have created platforms to communicate and collaborate on a global scale. Avalanche, one of the largest global fraud rings in the world, has now been dismantled. This is a major boon for law enforcement agencies, although the threat is far from over. The Avalanche global fraud ring has been a thorn in the side of police officials for quite some time now. This project serves as a distributed cloud....
It is not the first time Digital Bitcoin Company chairman Ho gets into troubled waters with law enforcement, as he falsely claimed Bitcoin investors wanted to buy cryptocurrency at a premium price. Bitcoin has attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies all over the world in recent years, yet some people still use cryptocurrency as a way to commit fraud. The chairman of Digital Bitcoin Company was arrested on fraud charges and handed over to the Criminal Investigation Bureau of Taiwan. Trouble Looms Over Bitcoin Trader, Things have gone awry for Digital Bitcoin Company earlier....