2020-4-5 16:42 |
The president of Venezuela and other senior officials organized a large drug trafficking net, believe US authorities. The illegal profit were hidden with the help of cryptocurrencies.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest of Ryan Wedding on charges of cocaine trafficking and murder. Wedding allegedly ran a transnational drug trafficking operation that relied on cryptocurrency to move and launder the proceeds.
2026-1-24 01:28 | |
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The U. S. has charged 14 high-ranking officials of the Venezuelan government, including President Nicolas Maduro, with “narco-terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking and other criminal charges.
2020-3-27 09:15 | |
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Cryptocurrencies have the potential of revolutionizing the financial world soon. The only problem is that it is widely used for criminality and other illegal acts like drug trade and even human trafficking.
2019-9-9 21:05 | |
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The US Treasury discovered bitcoin addresses associated with Chinese drug dealers suspected of selling synthetic opioids in the United States.
2019-8-28 12:03 | |
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OFAC and FinCEN announced a coordinated effort to sanction three Chinese nationals for an international drug trafficking operation with profits laundered via Bitcoin and Litecoin. The culprits, identified as Xiaobing Yan, Fujing Zheng, and Guanghua Zheng, were accused of manufacturing and distributing lethal narcotics.
2019-8-23 04:25 | |
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According to a press release dated August 21, 2019, the U. S. Treasury Department has blacklisted three Chinese citizens and one Chinese Entity for allegedly leading an online-based drug trafficking organization that was smuggling opioids inside the US.
2019-8-23 01:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency addresses linked to three Chinese individuals were blacklisted, to limit crypto-based financing for drug trafficking.
2019-8-22 15:21 | |
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The US government has released a series of advisory notes, one of which specifically looks at the role played by cryptocurrencies in the buying and selling of illegal substances such as fentanyl.
2019-8-22 14:20 | |
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin believes cryptocurrency transactions may pose certain risks to the financial system as they could potentially be used fund illicit activities such as money laundering and drug trafficking. Mnuchin’s recent comments...
2019-7-25 12:35 | |
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Coming in the form of a Twitter tirade, President Donald Trump said he was "not a fan" of bitcoin because of its volatility and use in drug trafficking. Similarly, Trump also took aim at Facebook's Libra project, stating the cryptocurrency would have "little standing or dependability."
2019-7-12 19:09 | |
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During the course of legal proceedings against Mark “Bomber” Thompson, it has emerged that the former Australian Football League coach indulged in mammoth crypto trading sessions whilst taking various controlled substances.
2019-6-27 02:00 | |
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A man who frequently flaunted his wealth on social media has been found guilty of importing and trafficking drugs purchased with Bitcoin on the dark web. Brendan Leigh Baker, 27, a former cafe owner in Canberra, was found guilty in the ACT Supreme Court this week.
2019-6-19 13:04 | |
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By CCN. com: A report published in local Brazilian news outlet Zero Hora has revealed that Brazilian police have made an arrest in connection with a suspected crypto money laundering scheme. An accidental discovery The report, which was published on April 23, claims that the State Department of Drug Trafficking (Denarc) in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul came upon a house where cryptocurrencies were being mined as they were on the trail of a suspected drug trafficker.
2019-4-28 14:36 | |
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By CCN. com: A notice on the official website for the City of Berkeley police department warns residents of phone scams involving Bitcoin. Calling them “cyber-enabled fraud crime,” the post talks about a woman who scammers attempted to victimize via telephone – even calling her from the number 911.
2019-4-27 19:49 | |
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Has a cop recently asked you to hand over your cryptocurrency? Well, a phone scammer posing as a police officer is targeting victims in California, requesting they hand over all the money in their bank account in Bitcoin.
2019-4-25 11:27 | |
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The State Department of Drug Trafficking in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, arrested a man for alleged money laundering using bitcoin
2019-4-25 22:00 | |
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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.
2019-4-25 20:37 | |
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Brazilian police have arrested a man on suspicion that he was running a drug trafficking ring and laundering funds using Bitcoin. According to a local report, law enforcement officials found a clandestine drug laboratory containing Bitcoin mining equipment in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil, and arrested the unnamed man yesterday.
2019-4-24 18:07 | |
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Matthew Phan, the Mississauga resident at the center of a drug trafficking case facilitated via bitcoin, has been ordered to forfeit 281. 41 BTC by a Toronto Court, reports The Star. The ruling is reportedly the largest bitcoin forfeiture recorded by authorities in Canada.
2019-4-5 23:00 | |
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These are not the best of times for Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Fresh from dealing with a stock price crisis caused by weak sales and presumed consumer apathy, he is again facing legal action from the SEC, in addition to dealing with Tesla’s weak financial situation and amssive layoffs.
2019-3-20 06:15 | |
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Crime isn’t supposed to pay, but sometimes the wages of sin are paid in bitcoin. Last week, Japanese police reported that 2018 saw a tenfold increase of cryptocurrency money laundering.
2019-3-20 16:49 | |
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Already suspected of a potential scam, the Auscoin project was finally busted after the arrest of founder Sam Karagiozis.
2019-3-13 19:59 | |
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The Australian anti-money laundering watchdog has suspended the operating licenses of two cryptocurrency exchanges in connection with a drug trafficking case
2019-3-9 15:15 | |
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The Australian Federal Police arrested a 27-year bitcoin exchange operator for running a drug distribution ring. The investigation dates back to 2017 when the AFP had arrested two Victorian men for importing drugs to Australia.
2019-3-9 14:05 | |
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Australian federal police (AFP) have arrested two men connected to a cryptocurrency-fused drug syndicate operating in Melbourne. According to a statement, AFP agents executed a string of search warrants yesterday, seizing steroids, Australian currency, and “cryptocurrency-related items.
2019-3-8 13:58 | |
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CipherTrace, a blockchain security company, announced today that its CEO, Dave Jevans, has been certified by a Canadian criminal court as an expert witness. Jevans testified against Matthew Phan, a drug dealer convicted for trafficking in drugs and weapons on the dark web.
2019-3-7 01:53 | |
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As per a recent news piece published by a respected media outlet, Irish auction house ‘Wilsons’ is going to be selling a total of 315 crypto-coins that were confiscated by the Belgian government in relation to a drug trafficking incident that took place a couple of years ago. To be a bit more specific, we […]
2019-2-21 16:54 | |
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Irish auctioneer Wilsons Auctions is to sell off 315 bitcoins seized by the Belgian government in a drug trafficking case that involved the dark net. The 24-hour online auction will start at noon on Feb.
2019-2-21 08:58 | |
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The House may have passed FIND, but past laws don’t bode well for the bill’s effectiveness.
2019-1-31 21:32 | |
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A bill to begin a study into how cryptocurrencies and the general online marketplace can be used in the proliferation of sex and drug trafficking has been passed by the United States House of Representatives.
2019-1-30 02:58 | |
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The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill to commission a study into how crypto and online marketplaces can be used to facilitate sex and drug trafficking
2019-1-30 22:58 | |
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The darknet is effectively influencing a lot of unsavory business models. While most of the focus lies on drug sales, there are plenty of other industries to be concerned about. Wildlife trafficking is quickly becoming a booming business in certain parts of the world.
2018-11-6 07:23 | |
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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.
2018-10-15 18:39 | |
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An official of the ICE has stated before the US Congress, that cryptocurrency transactions are traceable. According to the official, digital currency transactions make criminals vulnerable and an easy target for law enforcement.
2018-10-5 20:34 | |
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On the most recent episode of The Tatiana Show, host Tatiana Moroz opened with an interview with Lyn Ulbricht, leader of the Free Ross campaign, to deliver some recent updates with the struggle to petition the carceral state for his clemency.
2018-10-4 20:31 | |
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Terror financing is taking on a new shape, but still retaining its old aides. Environmental crimes such as wildlife trafficking and illegal ivory sales have overtaken the drug trade as the major income source for terrorists around the world, accounting for more than a third of their revenue.
2018-10-2 11:35 | |
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Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is considering establishing criminal liability for unregistered crypto operations. According to a report dated August 23, 2018, the head of Russia’s Main Directorate for Drug Trafficking, Andrey Khrapov, has asked the country’s legislators to require that all cryptocurrency transactions exceeding 600,000 rubles (around USD 9000) be registered with or monitored by Russian authorities.
2018-8-30 17:00 | |
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According to Crowdfund Insider, Andrey Khrapov, the head of Russia’s Directorate for Drug Trafficking, has proposed a new law that mandates the compulsory reporting of cryptocurrency transactions that exceed 600,000 rubles ($9,000).
2018-8-29 02:22 | |
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If Andrey Khaprov succeeds in his bid, Russians will soon be forced to report any crypto transactions exceeding 600,000 Russian rubles (roughly $9,000). Andrey is the country’s head of Main Directorate for Drug Trafficking.
2018-8-28 19:06 | |
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A former Tesla employee today filed a formal complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging the automaker failed to disclose to shareholders a drug trafficking operation run out of its Nevada Gigafactory.
2018-8-17 04:13 | |
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Lilita Infante, a special agent of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has declared that Speculative investors dominate Bitcoin transactions as against criminal activities like money laundering, tax evasion, and drug trafficking.
2018-8-7 16:05 | |
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The Brazilian Police force has successfully arrested several members of an international drug syndicate using cryptocurrency to launder proceeds from their illicit deals. End of the Road According to local news Folha de S.
2018-7-18 18:00 | |
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European law enforcement agencies dismantled a Darknet drug trafficking network, seizing almost 800,000 doses of LSD and over $ 5 million in Bitcoin, IOTA, and Lumens. The FBI seized 144,336 Bitcoins during the Silk Road bust, which they auctioned for a meager $ 48 million. According to an article from the EU Reporter, over 100
2018-6-30 11:33 | |
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European law enforcement agencies dismantled a Darknet drug trafficking network, seizing almost 800,000 doses of LSD and over $5 million in Bitcoin, IOTA, and Lumens. The Infamous ‘Darknet’ The Deep Web or the “Darknet” gained a lot of notoriety back in 2013 when the United States FBI took down the Internet’s largest online black market and drug trafficking ring known as The Silk Road after an extended manhunt for the site’s libertarian creator, Ross William Ulbricht.
2018-6-30 10:00 | |
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These cases “encompass crimes such as human trafficking, illicit drug sales, kidnapping and ransomware attacks.” Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space FBI’s 130 Crypto-Related Cases The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly “has 130 cases tied to cryptocurrencies,” according to Supervisory Special Agent Kyle Armstrong. “There are thousands of cases in the
2018-6-28 12:09 | |
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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently running 130 different cryptocurrency-related investigations, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Kyle Armstrong told the Crypto Evolved conference in New York that the agency is investigating a variety of crimes, including human trafficking, drug transactions, kidnapping and ransomware, which have a cryptocurrency component, according to
2018-6-28 12:04 | |
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly revealed that it is working on 130 cryptocurrency-related investigations, citing an increase in illegal activity facilitated by crypto payments. These cases “encompass crimes such as human trafficking, illicit drug sales, kidnapping and ransomware attacks.
2018-6-28 10:10 | |
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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently running 130 different cryptocurrency-related investigations, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Kyle Armstrong told the Crypto Evolved conference in New York that the agency is investigating a variety of crimes, including human trafficking, drug transactions, kidnapping and ransomware, which have a cryptocurrency component, according to
2018-6-28 08:32 | |
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The U. S. Department of Justice, in cooperation with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Secret Service (USSS), the Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), have apprehended more than 35 dark web drugs and arms dealers in a nation-wide bust.
2018-6-27 20:26 | |
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Extreme capitulation metrics are now matching levels seen only at major cycle lows.
Strategy, MARA Holdings and Galaxy Digital are among crypto-related stocks posting double-digit percentage gains early Friday.
The company said it will focus on building data centers for high-performance computing and artificial-intelligence workloads.
The weaker results were tempered by continued progress in the bitcoin miner’s shift toward AI infrastructure.
Hedera (HBAR) was also among the top performers, rising 13.1% from Thursday.
The bank trimmed its Coinbase revenue and earnings forecasts amid a brutal risk-off environment for crypto and delays around U.S. market structure legislation.
Metaplanet, Asia's largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, is currently deep in the red, with its average acquisition cost per bitcoin at roughly $107,000.