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Roger Ver, Known As "Bitcoin Jesus", Arrested In Spain On US Tax Evasion Charges
Roger Ver, 45, was charged with mail fraud and tax evasion in an indictment filed in federal court in Los Angeles that was unsealed following his arrest in Spain during the weekend, the department said.
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ED Files Charges Against Chinese-Origin Directors, Others in Crypto Mining App Case
A charge-sheet has been filed under the anti-money laundering law against 299 entities, including 10 persons of Chinese origin, in an investigation linked to alleged duping of investors in the name of mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday.
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Crypto Market Eyes Interest Rates, Expected Bitcoin ETFs in 2024 After Recovery
After ending 2023 on a high, crypto investors will be watching central bank interest rates and a US regulatory decision on new bitcoin products as they decide how to place their bets next year. Cryptocurrencies staged a recovery this year after a torrid 2022 in which a market meltdown and a string of scandals, including the collapse of FTX and frau...
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Cryptocurrency Worth $930,000 Seized by CBI From Ahmedabad-Based Man Who Allegedly Defrauded US Citizen
The CBI has seized cryptocurrency worth more than $930,000 (around Rs 7.7 crore) from an Ahmedabad-based man who allegedly cheated a US-citizen posing as a senior executive of a multi-national company's fraud department, officials said.
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Indian Man Accused Of Cheating US Citizen, Cryptocurrency Worth Rs 7.7 crore Seized
He allegedly convinced the victim that his account on Amazon was being accessed by unscrupulous elements, and that his social security was being used from four different states to open accounts on the e-commerce platform.
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Indo-Canadian Entrepreneur Detained For $24 Million Bitcoin Fraud In US
A 48-year-old Indo-Canadian entrepreneur has been detained by a district court in the US following his indictment on charges of laundering Bitcoin valued over $24 million at the time of the transaction, the Department of Justice said.
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Thane Businessman Loses Rs. 34 Lakh in Bitcoin Trade, Was Promised Lucrative Returns on WhatsApp Group
A 37-year-old businessman from Mira Road in Thane has been cheated of Rs 33.65 lakh after he was tricked into investing in bitcoins on the false promise of lucrative returns, police said on Monday.
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Promised Big Returns By Investing In Crypto, Maharashtra Man Loses Lakhs
A 28-year-old resident of Thane city in Maharashtra lost Rs 10.55 lakh to a cyber conman who lured him to invest in bitcoins on the false promise of earning huge returns, an official said on Monday.
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Sam Bankman-Fried's Ban on Contacting FTX Employees Using Encrypted Messages Gets Extended
A US judge on Thursday extended a ban on FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried's ability to contact employees of companies he once controlled and use encrypted messaging technology while out on bail awaiting trial on fraud charges. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on February 1 had temporarily barred Bankman-Fried from contacting an...
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Ruja Ignatova: FBI's Most Wanted Scammer Behind $4 Billion Fraud
In October 2017, Ruja Ignatova boarded a plane in Sofia, Bulgaria, and vanished. She hasn't been seen since.
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Bitcoin Scammers Made So Much Money That They Gave Gift Cards And Bought Cars For Strangers
At one point, they had so much money that they bought cars for strangers and gave away 5000-pound vouchers to try to deal with the proceeds.
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FBI Nabs Blockparty CTO Rikesh Thapa for Stealing BTC Worth $1 Million, Defrauding Employer
The FBI, in a fresh development, arrested 28-year-old Rikesh Thapa for stealing funds in the form of Bitcoin from its employer. Thapa had offered to save some company funds in his personal account, but later refused to return the money. The accused has been charged with one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison...
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HashFlare Founders Arrested in Estonia for $575 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme
Founders of the Bitcoin cloud miner platform HashFlare were arrested in Estonia this week for alleged wire fraud and money laundering. Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, the creators behind HashFlare, were charged by the US District Court in Seattle for reportedly running a cryptocurrency fraud scheme and scamming investors.
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Over 50,000 BTC Worth Over $1 Billion Recovered from Silk Road Darknet Debacle
The US authorities have recovered Bitcoin worth $1.04 billion (roughly Rs. 8,228 crore) related to the infamous dark-web marketplace, Silk Road. The recovery was made from an address in Georgia connected with James Zhong. The accused has pleaded guilty to committing this wire fraud in 2012.
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Bitcoin Patron Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy Face US Lawsuit Over Tax Fraud Allegations
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor is facing a lawsuit on allegations of tax fraud, Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Wednesday. Racine added that Washington D.C. was also suing MicroStrategy "for conspiring to help [Saylor] evade taxes he legally owes on hundreds of millions of dollars he’s earned while living in DC."
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Roger Ver, Known As "Bitcoin Jesus", Arrested In Spain On US Tax Evasion Charges
Roger Ver, 45, was charged with mail fraud and tax evasion in an indictment filed in federal court in Los Angeles that was unsealed following his arrest in Spain during the weekend, the department said.
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ED Files Charges Against Chinese-Origin Directors, Others in Crypto Mining App Case
A charge-sheet has been filed under the anti-money laundering law against 299 entities, including 10 persons of Chinese origin, in an investigation linked to alleged duping of investors in the name of mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday.
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Crypto Market Eyes Interest Rates, Expected Bitcoin ETFs in 2024 After Recovery
After ending 2023 on a high, crypto investors will be watching central bank interest rates and a US regulatory decision on new bitcoin products as they decide how to place their bets next year. Cryptocurrencies staged a recovery this year after a torrid 2022 in which a market meltdown and a string of scandals, including the collapse of FTX and frau...
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Cryptocurrency Worth $930,000 Seized by CBI From Ahmedabad-Based Man Who Allegedly Defrauded US Citizen
The CBI has seized cryptocurrency worth more than $930,000 (around Rs 7.7 crore) from an Ahmedabad-based man who allegedly cheated a US-citizen posing as a senior executive of a multi-national company's fraud department, officials said.
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Indian Man Accused Of Cheating US Citizen, Cryptocurrency Worth Rs 7.7 crore Seized
He allegedly convinced the victim that his account on Amazon was being accessed by unscrupulous elements, and that his social security was being used from four different states to open accounts on the e-commerce platform.
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Indo-Canadian Entrepreneur Detained For $24 Million Bitcoin Fraud In US
A 48-year-old Indo-Canadian entrepreneur has been detained by a district court in the US following his indictment on charges of laundering Bitcoin valued over $24 million at the time of the transaction, the Department of Justice said.
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Thane Businessman Loses Rs. 34 Lakh in Bitcoin Trade, Was Promised Lucrative Returns on WhatsApp Group
A 37-year-old businessman from Mira Road in Thane has been cheated of Rs 33.65 lakh after he was tricked into investing in bitcoins on the false promise of lucrative returns, police said on Monday.
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Promised Big Returns By Investing In Crypto, Maharashtra Man Loses Lakhs
A 28-year-old resident of Thane city in Maharashtra lost Rs 10.55 lakh to a cyber conman who lured him to invest in bitcoins on the false promise of earning huge returns, an official said on Monday.
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Sam Bankman-Fried's Ban on Contacting FTX Employees Using Encrypted Messages Gets Extended
A US judge on Thursday extended a ban on FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried's ability to contact employees of companies he once controlled and use encrypted messaging technology while out on bail awaiting trial on fraud charges. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on February 1 had temporarily barred Bankman-Fried from contacting an...
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Ruja Ignatova: FBI's Most Wanted Scammer Behind $4 Billion Fraud
In October 2017, Ruja Ignatova boarded a plane in Sofia, Bulgaria, and vanished. She hasn't been seen since.
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Bitcoin Scammers Made So Much Money That They Gave Gift Cards And Bought Cars For Strangers
At one point, they had so much money that they bought cars for strangers and gave away 5000-pound vouchers to try to deal with the proceeds.
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FBI Nabs Blockparty CTO Rikesh Thapa for Stealing BTC Worth $1 Million, Defrauding Employer
The FBI, in a fresh development, arrested 28-year-old Rikesh Thapa for stealing funds in the form of Bitcoin from its employer. Thapa had offered to save some company funds in his personal account, but later refused to return the money. The accused has been charged with one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison...
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HashFlare Founders Arrested in Estonia for $575 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme
Founders of the Bitcoin cloud miner platform HashFlare were arrested in Estonia this week for alleged wire fraud and money laundering. Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, the creators behind HashFlare, were charged by the US District Court in Seattle for reportedly running a cryptocurrency fraud scheme and scamming investors.
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Over 50,000 BTC Worth Over $1 Billion Recovered from Silk Road Darknet Debacle
The US authorities have recovered Bitcoin worth $1.04 billion (roughly Rs. 8,228 crore) related to the infamous dark-web marketplace, Silk Road. The recovery was made from an address in Georgia connected with James Zhong. The accused has pleaded guilty to committing this wire fraud in 2012.
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Bitcoin Patron Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy Face US Lawsuit Over Tax Fraud Allegations
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor is facing a lawsuit on allegations of tax fraud, Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Wednesday. Racine added that Washington D.C. was also suing MicroStrategy "for conspiring to help [Saylor] evade taxes he legally owes on hundreds of millions of dollars he’s earned while living in DC."
