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Leader of Bitcoin-fuelled fake ID ring gets two years in US federal prison
Mark Alex Simon, the ring leader of a Bitcoin-fuelled fake ID ring, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison, the Toledo Blade reports. The Ohio resident was sentenced by US District Court Judge Jeffrey Helmick on Thursday after pleading guilty to charges in June. дальше »
2019-10-4 14:52 | |
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No Victim, No Crime: How the Darknet Drug War Is Ruining Young Lives
There aren’t many areas of modern society unaffected by the draconian war on drugs, and non-violent crypto exchange is no exception. Two San Diego men in their twenties reportedly pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of money laundering conspiracy, for selling cannabis on the darknet for bitcoin and operating an unlicensed crypto exchange service. дальше »
2019-10-2 16:00 | |
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Fentanyl dealer to forfeit $4M in Bitcoin and quadrillions of bank notes
A dark web kingpin has forfeited $4 million, including Bitcoin and 100 quadrillion Zimbabwe bank notes after selling drugs to an undercover cop via encrypted email. Richard Castro, of Windermere (Florida), pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute three controlled substances – carfentanil, phenyl fentanyl, and fentanyl. дальше »
2019-7-29 12:38 | |
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Fraudulent Operation Selling Fake Identities for Bitcoin Sees Third Person Plead Guilty
A third defendant has recently decided to plead guilty in a case that is happening in Toledo, Ohio. The defendant is being accused of being a part of a scam that created fake ID rings and could have netted around $4. дальше »
2019-7-4 02:57 | |
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Third person accused in Bitcoin-powered fake ID ring case pleads guilty
A woman accused of running a Bitcoin-powered fake ID ring pleaded guilty on Tuesday after authorities busted the operation last year. Among other charges, Sarah Alberts, 35, who is due to be sentenced on October 8, admitted to money laundering, reports say. дальше »
2019-7-3 13:24 | |
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British Bitcoin Scammer Pleads Guilty for Defrauding US Victims of $50 Million
By CCN Markets: Renwick Haddow, the operator of the fake crypto trading platform Bitcoin Store and the fraudulent shared office space Bar Works, admitted to the charges against him with one of his fellow collaborators found guilty by US court. дальше »
2019-6-18 17:42 | |
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Man Sentenced for Illegal Money Transmission Services on LocalBitcoins
U. S. citizen Morgan Rockcoons has been sentenced to fines and prison time for running unlicensed money exchange services on LocalBitcoins. Advertising himself on the peer-to-peer bitcoin trading network, Rockcoons made more than 1,000 transactions with hundreds of different users. дальше »
2019-6-1 18:55 | |
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‘Bitcoin MegaCity’ Fraud Lands Nevada Promoter 21-Months in Jail
By CCN: A Nevadan who has been accused of wire fraud as well as operating an unlicensed money transmitting service using bitcoin has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison. Morgan Rocknoons, who also goes by the name Morgan Rockwell, had earlier pleaded guilty to both charges. дальше »
2019-5-29 14:16 | |
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SIM-swappers face hundreds of years in prison for $2.4M cryptocurrency theft
An Irish man, part of a hacking group called “The Community,” is facing upwards of 100 years in a US prison after allegedly stealing over $2 million worth of cryptocurrencies in a series of SIM-swap attacks. дальше »
2019-5-13 13:04 | |
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New York Makes First Money Laundering Conviction Involving Cryptocurrency
In what the Manhattan District Attorney calls the first crypto money laundering conviction in New York, two defendants have pleaded guilty to running a drug trafficking business that laundered millions of dollars in Western Union and crypto payments. дальше »
2019-4-25 20:37 | |
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21-Year-Old SIM-Swapping Mastermind Is Jailed for 10 Years
Joel Ortiz, the 21-year-old student who was accused of stealing over $7. 5 million in digital assets via a SIM swapping operation, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. дальше »
2019-4-23 15:27 | |
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Prolific sim-swapper gets 10 years for stealing $7.5M worth of Bitcoin
A 21-year-old man in the US, who is credited with being one of the first people in the country to be convicted of stealing cryptocurrency by hacking a victim’s mobile phone, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. дальше »
2019-4-23 10:24 | |
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Romanian duo convicted in US for using cryptocurrency malware-mining to steal millions
Two Romanian residents have been convicted of infecting over 400,000 individual computers with malware in order to mine cryptocurrency and steal victims’ data to sell on the dark web. Bogdan Nicolescu, 36, and Radu Miclaus, 37, were convicted by a US jury following a 12-day trial of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit service marks, aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and 12 counts each of wire fraud. дальше »
2019-4-12 15:31 | |
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Wikileaks’ Assange Conspired with Chelsea Manning to Hack Pentagon, Accuses U.S.
WikiLeaks‘ Julianne Assange‘s days of holing up in an Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition have come to an end. In just a few hours, he’s been arrested and found guilty of a variety of charges. дальше »
2019-4-12 17:34 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC]: Danish man sentenced to four years in prison for money laundering using Bitcoin
A 33-year-old Danish man was sentenced to four years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of laundering Bitcoin. According to the verdict, the perpetrator bought Bitcoins from funds he received from identifiable criminal sources and sent it to unidentified offshore accounts. дальше »
2019-4-10 06:30 | |
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Canadian Drug Dealer Ordered to Forfeit $1.4 Million in Bitcoin
As part of an ongoing criminal case, a judge in Canada has ordered that a local online drug dealer must forfeit about 281. 41 bitcoin (worth about $1. 4 million) after it was found that he used the cryptocurrency to fund his illegal activities. дальше »
2019-4-5 20:02 | |
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AriseBank CEO Pleads Guilty to Scamming $4.2 Million From His Clients
The CEO of AriseBank has pleaded guilty to scamming $4. 2 million from hundreds of investors. Jared Rice Sr. was initially looking at over 120 years behind bars for all the charges he faced. However, according to a report by Dallas News, he only faces 20 years for one count of securities fraud. дальше »
2019-3-22 01:48 | |
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Robert Kraft Gets Happy Ending as Florida Prosecutors Offer to Drop Sex Sting Charges
Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, could finally get a happy ending to his humiliating prostitution scandal. Florida prosecutors are offering to drop the charges — if Kraft admits that he would’ve been found guilty at trial. дальше »
2019-3-20 00:08 | |
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Karpeles Beats Embezzlement Charges in Mt Gox Ruling
The Tokyo District Court has found Mark Karpeles, the former head of now-defunct Bitcoin exchange platform Mt. Gox, guilty of record tampering but innocent on other charges related to embezzlement and breach of trust. дальше »
2019-3-16 22:01 | |
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Mt.Gox’s Mark Karpeles Dodges Embezzlement Charges, Lands Jail Term for Falsifying Data
The former owner of the now-defunct Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange, Mark Karpeles, has been sentenced to two and half years in prison by a prosecutors in Japan. The Tokyo District Court found him guilty for falsifying computer data in connection with the colossal heist, an event that saw half a billion dollars worth of bitcoin disappearRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-3-15 14:17 | |
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Newsflash: Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox: Mark Karpeles Receives Suspended Sentence
The Wall Street Journal reports that the verdict is in on Mark Karpeles. He was found guilty on just one charge: producing illegal records. The rest of the charges, including the loss of millions of dollars in Bitcoin, were dropped. дальше »
2019-3-15 05:57 | |
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Billionaire Robert Kraft Facing Jail for Paid Sex is a Reminder for Legalized Prostitution
Robert Kraft — the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots — is facing up to a year in jail, a $5,000 fine, and 100 hours of mandatory community service for allegedly soliciting prostitution at a Florida massage parlor in January 2019. дальше »
2019-3-13 18:24 | |
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Crypto Activist and Bitcointopia Founder Pleads Guilty to Charges: Land Fraud, Money Laundering
The way to bitcoin-utopia is laden with regulatory issues and scam artists. In a recent confession, Morgan Rockoons the founder of Bitcointopia and a well-known crypto activist has conceded to both charges against him in two bitcoin-related cases. дальше »
2019-3-10 22:08 | |
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Hacker Gets 10 Years in First SIM-Swapping Sentencing in the U.S.
According to a recent report, Joel Ortiz, the 20-year-old student from Boston who was indicted by prosecutors in Santa Clara, California, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in what is believed to be the very first SIM swapping conviction in the United States. дальше »
2019-2-6 01:17 | |
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Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Jail Sentence for Karpeles Over Mt. Gox Embezzlement
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles has run into trouble in the Japanese legal system, and prosecutors are pursuing a 10-year jail sentence for alleged embezzlement during his tenure at Mt. дальше »
2018-12-13 21:15 | |
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AriseBank CEO Charged in $4 Million Alleged ICO Scam
Jared Rice Sr. , CEO of the Dallas-based bank AriseBank, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, and charged with six counts of securities fraud and wire fraud. дальше »
2018-11-30 23:03 | |
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Thai Siblings Accused of $24 Million Crypto Scam Plead “Not Guilty”
On November 12, 2018, The infamous Thai siblings accused of duping a Finnish man for bitcoin worth $24 million have pleaded not guilty in court over money laundering charges. The siblings were first arrested in August this year for engineering a cryptocurrency scam. дальше »
2018-11-14 04:00 | |
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Silk Road Operator Libertas Pleads Guilty, Seeks Plea Deal
Gary Davis, an Irishman who was extradited to the United States in July to face charges for his suspected involvement in the operations of Silk Road, has reportedly begun discusssing a plea bargain with prosecutors. дальше »
2018-10-28 03:15 | |
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Silk Road Admin Indicted for Involvement in Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking Network
Former Silk Road administrator Gary Davis, also known as Libertas, has pled guilty to drug distribution charges related to the dark web operation. The post Silk Road Admin Indicted for Involvement in Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking Network appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »
2018-10-15 18:39 | |
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Alleged Scandal Involving OKEx Crypto Exchange Founder Sees Release From Police
OKEx Founder Released From Police Questioning. Denies Fraud Charges Star Xu, the founder of OKEx, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, affirmed that the allegations that he was guilty of fraud were fake after the Chinese law enforcement summoned him to a police station for 24 hours this week. Multiple local media […] дальше »
2018-9-13 00:11 | |
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A New Precedent: FINRA Charges Crypto Broker With Securities Fraud
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a non-profit watchdog for public brokerage firms in the U. S. , has had its first run-in with the cryptocurrency industry. дальше »
2018-9-12 21:15 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC] is going to evaporate, says ‘Wolf of Wall Street’
Jordan Belfort, aka, the “Wolf of Wall Street” believes that Bitcoin, the top-ranked cryptocurrency is going to evaporate. The former penny-stocker broker who was pleaded guilty to fraud charges in 1999 is no stranger to espousing negative rhetoric about Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market in general. дальше »
2018-8-27 21:38 | |
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Arizona Bitcoin Trader Sentenced To 41 Months On Money Laundering Charges
An Arizona man was sentenced on Thursday after being found guilty of helping undercover agents who posed as drug dealers convert dirty money into bitcoin.
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Activist Tommy Robinson Raises $26,000 USD Worth it Bitcoin for #FreeTommy Campaign
Tommy Robinson Receives 20,000 Pounds from Supporters for Jail Release Tommy Robinson is a preacher who is quite vocal concerning his position against sex offenders and radical Islam. Robinson, who’s birth-name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, has garnered a great deal of attention in recent months. дальше »
2018-8-2 11:02 | |
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BitFunder Owner Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud, Faces 20 Years’ Imprisonment
The owner and operator of two defunct crypto platforms has pleaded guilty to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice. Jon E. Montroll was arrested in February after it emerged that he had used his platforms to steal from investors, operated an unregistered securities exchange, and lied about having knowledge of a hack on […] дальше »
2018-7-26 23:00 | |
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Bitfunder Operator Pleads Guilty on Fraud Charges
BitFunder is one of the biggest scams on the news right now as the founder and operator of the platform, Jon E. Montroll, has pleaded guilty to charges of obstruction of justice and securities fraud on Monday, July 23. дальше »
2018-7-25 16:35 | |
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Founder of Two Closed Cryptocurrency Services Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges
The operator of two now-defunct cryptocurrency services – BitFunder and WeExchange – has pleaded guilty on charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice. Jon Montroll, 37, also known as Ukyo, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and obstruction of justice in front of the U. дальше »
2018-7-25 09:00 | |
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Bidfender founder appointed by the judges for the fraudulent charges
The operator of now defunct Bitcoin (BTC) stock exchange BitFunder has pleaded guilty to federal charges of obstruction of justice and securities fraud, Reuters reports July 23. According to prosecutors, 37-year old Jon Montroll, also known as Ukyo, also pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, admitting that he provided false balance statements to the U.S. дальше »
2018-7-24 09:09 | |
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Guilty Plea for Fraud Entered by Crypto Stock Exchange Operator
The man behind two now-defunct cryptocurrency investment sites has pled guilty to securities fraud and obstruction of justice charges. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the guilty plea on Monday, coming days after it was reported that Montroll was close to a deal with prosecutors. Jon Montroll was arrested back дальше »
2018-7-24 02:03 | |
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