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26-Year-Old AlphaBay Darknet Moderator Who Received Payment In Bitcoin Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison
26-year-old Bryan Connor Herrell from Colorado, the former moderator of the AlphaBay darknet market place has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. According to a Tuesday announcement by the US Department of Justice, Connor Herrell pleaded guilty to racketeering charges related to AlphaBay. дальше »
2020-9-3 01:07 | |
New Jersey man under investigation for child porn tried to pay 40 Bitcoin to a darknet assassin to help cover crimes
John Michael Musbach, of Haddonfield, New Jersey pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child by sexual contact. He was then sentenced in 2018 and the case was considered to be over. But there was more to the story. дальше »
2020-8-14 23:24 | |
Florida Teenager Behind the Infamous Crypto Twitter Hack Pleads Not Guilty to 30 Counts of Fraud
Graham Ivan Clark, the 17-year old Florida teenager accused of being the main culprit of the most significant privacy breach in Twitter’s history, has pleaded not guilty on all 30 counts he has been charged with, reported Tempa. дальше »
2020-8-6 19:22 | |
17-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty to Twitter Hack as Defense Tries to Lower Bail From $725K
The 17-year-old charged with being the mastermind behind July's Twitter hack has pleaded not guilty; the defense says bail posted is "grossly inappropriate" to the amount of money stolen. дальше »
2020-8-6 20:36 | |
Transnational Cybercrime Group Co-Founder Who Amassed $568M Pleads Guilty
The co-founder of the Infraud Organization pleaded guilty to racketeering charges before a U.S. District Court in the District of Nevada. дальше »
2020-6-29 01:00 | |
62-year-old American earned $ 147 million on fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes
The American pleaded guilty to deceiving 70,000 people who invested in his fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes. In total, he managed to get about $ 147 million from defrauded investors. According to the Department of Justice, US citizen Steve Chen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to fraud, as well as tax evasion. From July 2013 to September 2015, […] дальше »
2020-2-24 10:50 | |
US Courts Charge $147M Gemcoin Crypto Scammer On Tax Evasion And Wire Fraud
Gemcoin founder Steve Chen appeared in court and pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges and tax evasion. He and other perpetrators duped some 70,000 unsuspecting individuals out of a cool $147 million to invest in USFIA. дальше »
2020-2-20 20:34 | |
Silk Road Mentor’s Arrest Rekindles Tales of Rogue Agents and Pirate’s Treasure
On January 30, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) revealed that Roger Clark, the alleged senior advisor to the Silk Road marketplace, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute massive quantities of narcotics. дальше »
2020-2-3 04:25 | |
Virgil Griffith Pleads Innocence to North Korea Sanctions Violation Charges
Former Ethereum Foundation member, Virgil Griffith has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges filed against him by the U. S. Attorney’s office. Griffith who is accused of aiding North Korea in evading sanctions faces a maximum of 20 years in prison if found guilty. дальше »
2020-1-31 18:00 | |
Hacker Who Targeted 300 Million iPhones Admits to Blackmailing Apple
Karem Albayrak, a self-proclaimed hacker who somehow got access to 300 million iPhones, pleaded guilty to blackmailing Apple. 150 Iphone Accounts Deleted Per Minute Back in March 2017, The Hacker News and many other news media published reports of a hacker threatening to remotely wipe 300 million iPhones, unless Apple pays the ransom. дальше »
2019-12-23 14:49 | |
Crypto Trader and Professional Poker Player Dennis Blieden Found Guilty of Embezzling $22 Million
Dennis Blieden stands to face 22 years behind bars after embezzling $22 million while serving as the vice president of finance and accounting at StyleHaul, a digital marketing firm. The professional poker player pleaded guilty to the charges, and his sentencing awaits him on March 20, 2020. дальше »
2019-11-26 22:34 | |
United Nations Affiliate ‘World Sports Alliance’ Pres. Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ To Selling Fake Crypto
Asa Saint Clair, the President of the UN affiliate World Sports Alliance has pleaded “not guilty” in the fraud case of selling cryptocurrency. The man has been put on household arrest after he bought a one-way plane ticket to Madagascar while being investigated. дальше »
2019-11-15 00:07 | |
Uber Reportedly Paid $100k in Bitcoin to Hackers and Made Them Sign NDA
According to court documents, 2 men pleaded guilty in a US federal court to charges of hacking as well as extorting companies that comprised Uber and LinkedIn. This brought an end to a long legal dispute that involved data breaches. дальше »
2019-11-2 22:52 | |
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 | |
Dark web weed dealers used ‘Craigslist of Bitcoin’ to launder their illicit profits
Two men have pleaded guilty for conspiring to launder money using Bitcoin after selling marijuana on the dark web. Connor Brooke and Aidan Curry, 25 and 23 respectively, gave their plea in federal court yesterday. дальше »
2019-10-1 11:38 | |
Binance Helps UK Police Bring $50M Crypto Criminal to Justice
Leading crypto asset exchange platform Binance has provided information to the UK police force to help bring a fraudster to justice. The unnamed Bulgarian individual pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud and received a custodial sentence for his role in numerous phishing scams. дальше »
2019-9-27 01:00 | |
Man charged with running Bitcoin–powered fake ID cartel gets a year in US prison
A man charged with creating fake IDs in a major Bitcoin-powered distribution ring has been sentenced to one year and one day in US federal prison. Aaron Kuns, from Toledo (Ohio), who pleaded guilty in June, will also be subject to three years on supervised release and will have to forfeit his cryptocurrency holdings — valued at around $9,675 in April. дальше »
2019-9-19 14:28 | |
DIY Bitcoin ATM Money Launderer Pleads Guilty
A man who created his own Bitcoin ATM has pleaded guilty of money laundering and related crimes. Kunal Kalra, a resident of Westwood, California, used his machine and other means to clean as much as $25 million between 2015 and 2017. дальше »
2019-8-27 01:00 | |
Kunal Kalra Pleads Guilty To Running Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange And ATM
Westwood, California, resident Kunal Kalra has pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed bitcoin exchange and ATM. Kalra allegedly took part in $25 million worth of trading without obtaining a money-remitting business license or implementing any anti-money laundering processes. дальше »
2019-8-27 23:43 | |
Guilty as Charged? $25 Million Bitcoin Ponzi Scam for Peddling Methamphetamines
A man in Los Angeles pleaded guilty to running a multi-million Ponzi scheme involving the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The guy in question accepted that he was selling methamphetamine and was also involved in the laundering of BTC worth $25 million. дальше »
2019-8-26 19:35 | |
California man laundered $25M through his own DIY Bitcoin ATM and exchange
A man from the small town of Westwood in California has pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange and ATM, and laundering money. Kunal Kalra, 25 has been found guilty of owning and operating unlicensed money transmitting business which he used to exchange up to $25 million in cash and virtual currencies. дальше »
2019-8-26 12:33 | |
Dark Market Seller Convicted Of Selling Drugs by DoJ, To Forfeit Millions In Ill-Gotten Crypto Profits
California resident Sky Justin Gornik has been convicted of selling drugs for cryptocurrencies in darknet markets. According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice, the man aged 39 pleaded guilty to using the Alpha Bay, Trade Route, Abraxas, Evolution, Outlaw Market, and Dream Market trading floors to trade fentanyl, carfentanil, ketamine, oxycodone, amphetamine, […] дальше »
2019-8-21 21:24 | |
US couple must forfeit their cryptocurrency riches after being caught running dark web drug ring
A California-based couple will have to forfeit their cryptocurrency riches after pleading guilty to running a dark web drug operation ring. Jabari Monson, 32, of Merced, California pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute controlled substances. дальше »
2019-8-7 11:04 | |
Siemens contractor pleads guilty to planting ‘logic bomb’ in spreadsheet software
A contract programmer has pleaded guilty to planting “logic bombs” inside a client’s spreadsheets in an attempt to receive extra work from the company every time the software crashed. David Tinley — the Pennsylvania-based 62-year-old contract programmer in question — now faces a fine of up to $250,000, up to 10 years in prison, or both. дальше »
2019-7-25 12:25 | |
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 | |
“Coyote of Wall Street” Patrick McDonnell Admits to Committing Crypto Fraud
Patrick McDonnell, a New York resident who goes by the nickname of “the Coyote of Wall Street” recently pleaded guilty to a cryptocurrency related wire fraud in federal court in Brooklyn. This, according to a report by Bloomberg, June 22, 2019. дальше »
2019-6-24 19:00 | |
Cryptocurrency Scammer Dubbed ‘Coyote of Wall Street’ Pleads Guilty
By CCN Markets: A scammer that called himself the “coyote of Wall Street” has admitted to telling clients he would invest their money in cryptocurrency only to keep it for himself. Patrick McDonnell, a 46-year-old from Staten Island in New York, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud on Friday. дальше »
2019-6-24 14:55 | |
California man gets 10 years for selling drugs for Bitcoin on dark web
A US man who sold narcotics on the dark web in exchange for Bitcoin has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Tyler Reeves, who sold the drugs under the moniker “Platinum45,” was sentenced on Monday by by United States District Judge James V. дальше »
2019-6-13 12:34 | |
Embattled CEO of $3.8B Crypto Ponzi Scheme OneCoin Pleads Not Guilty
By CCN: Konstantin Ignatov, the CEO of the multi-billion-dollar “crypto” Ponzi scheme OneCoin, has pleaded not guilty to wire fraud. According to court documents, Ignatov entered the plea during a May 28 preliminary hearing via conference call. дальше »
2019-6-8 01:20 | |
Top OneCoin Leader Pleads Not Guilty to DOJ for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
On May 28th, Konstantin Ignatov attended the preliminary hearing after the Department of Justice (DOJ) had charged him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in March. Ignatov was charged for his role as the leader on the OneCoin Ponzi scheme. дальше »
2019-6-1 21:30 | |
‘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 | |
DOJ Demands Diamond Reserve Club and REcoin ICO Fraudste Must Serve Roughly 3 Years in Jail
It has been recently revealed that an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) fraudster case has made its way to the US court. In particular, the Founder of the proclaimed crypto projects, REcoin and Diamond Reserve Club, Maksim Zaslavskiy pleaded guilty for having committed fraud reports Decrypt Media. дальше »
2019-5-18 21:09 | |
Dark web user gets 42 months in prison for buying child abuse imagery with Bitcoin
A man in the US has been sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for purchasing, downloading, and concealing child abuse imagery he got on the dark web and paid for with Bitcoin. According to court documents, starting in May 2017, Stephen P. дальше »
2019-5-17 13:55 | |
Bitcoin Laundering: Two NY’ers Convicted in $3 Million Drug-Infused Scam
By CCN: Callaway Crain and Mark Sanchez recently pleaded guilty to money laundering in New York. Investigators allege the pair earned close to $3 million selling steroids and controlled substances, mostly in bitcoin. дальше »
2019-4-25 23:15 | |