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New York Man Arrested for Swindling $1,300,000 in Scheme Involving Fictitious Crypto Wallet
A New York man pled guilty to fraud charges last week after using various fake crypto and real estate schemes…
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Gone in 12 Seconds: Two MIT-Educated Brothers Arrested for Alleged Lightning-Fast $25,000,000 Crypto Exploit
Two US brothers who attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been arrested for allegedly partaking in a high-speed…
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$1,700,000,000 Hedge Fund Hacked for Unspecified Amount in Crypto Assets, Perpetrators Not Arrested: Report
A major crypto investment firm is reportedly the latest victim of a security breach in the digital asset industry. Bloomberg…
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Employee at Billion-Dollar Bank Arrested, Accused of Stealing $44,000 From Account of Deceased Customer
An employee at a billion-dollar bank has reportedly been arrested and accused of stealing money from the account of a…
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SafeMoon Founders Arrested, Charged With Diverting and Misappropriating $200,000,000 in Investor Funds
US authorities have arrested two executives and the creator of the crypto company SafeMoon for allegedly defrauding investors. SafeMoon creator…
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Silk Road Hacker Accidentally Showed Feds $70,000,000 Worth of Bitcoin on His Laptop Before Being Arrested: Report
Police body cam footage shows the Silk Road hacker opening up a laptop with thousands of Bitcoin (BTC) on it…
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3AC Co-Founder Zhu Su Arrested at Airport, Receives Four Month Jail Sentence for Contempt of Court: Report
One of the co-founders of bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has reportedly been arrested in an airport…
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Five Arrested for Scheme That Robbed $76,000,000 From Victims of Crypto and Gold Scam: Report
Five people have reportedly been arrested in Thailand for allegedly fleecing millions of dollars from victims in a crypto and…
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Former Celsius CEO Arrested, Sued by SEC for Securities Fraud
In the latest in a string of legal actions relating to the crypto industry in recent weeks, Alex Mashinsky, the…
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Founder of Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Network Alex Mashinsky Arrested and Charged With Fraud
Alex Machinsky, the founder of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of fraud. In…
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