Feds Seize $34 Million in Crypto From Unidentified Florida Man
On April 4, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of South Florida revealed that law enforcement seized $34 million in crypto assets from an unidentified man living in Florida. According to the DOJ, the man allegedly conducted more than 100,000 sales on darknet markets, selling online account information tied to people’s Netflix, HBO, and Uber accounts. DOJ Seizes $34 Million in Digital Assets From Florida Resident Accused of Selling Stolen Online Information via the Deep Web The DOJ and U.S. Attorney’s Office of South Florida....
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Miami, a city known for its opulent lifestyles and cryptocurrency-friendly laws and mayor, has seen one of the most aggressive crackdowns on cybercriminals using bitcoin. Federal prosecutors confiscated roughly $34 million in cryptocurrency from a man in the southeastern part of Florida. The bitcoin fortune was amassed by a Parkland resident suspected of exploiting the […]
The government of the United Kingdom introduced the “Seize, Freeze, and Recover” crypto asset bill into Parliament. This new bill provides law enforcement agencies with more power to seize, freeze, and recover crypto assets. The bill specifically targets those who are engaged in criminal activities such as money laundering, drugs, and cybercrime, along with crypto, […]
British detectives have seized $22.25 million from operators of an international cryptocurrency scam. Among the items seized was a USB stick containing ethereum worth $9.5 million. The police are now attempting to contact the victims of this scam to return their funds. UK Police Seize Crypto in USB Stick The U.K.’s Greater Manchester Police announced Wednesday that its Economic Crime Unit has seized a USB stick containing “huge amounts of ethereum, the second largest crypto currency after bitcoin.” The USB stick was discovered after the police arrested a 23-year-old male....
Over $230,000 in funds have been seized by United States Federal prosecutors in the state of New Jersey from a money processor known as Tcash Ads (trustcash.com). The complaint, filed in New Jersey, notes that the company had a number of bank accounts they were managing in which they processed millions of dollars worth of payments for merchants. What's worse: they were operating without any sort of financial license and had virtually nothing but basic contact information on file for their merchants. The complaint notes that $1 million alone had gone to BitInstant. BitInstant, as you may....
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed that $3.5 billion in crypto was seized during the fiscal year 2021. This represents 93% of all funds seized by its criminal investigation unit during the same time period. The agency expects to seize billions of dollars more in cryptocurrency next year.
IRS Says It Could Seize Even More Than $3.5 Billion in Cryptocurrency Next Year
The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation (CI) unit, the tas authority’s law enforcement branch, released the 2021 Criminal Investigation Annual Report Thursday. IRS....