“Capuci operated a fraudulent investment scheme and did not use investors’ funds to mine new cryptocurrency, as promised, but instead diverted the funds to cryptocurrency
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SEC Halts $62 Million Crypto Mining, Trading Scheme — DOJ Indicts Founder
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted a $62 million global cryptocurrency trading and mining scheme and the Department of Justice (DOJ) has
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New crypto litigation tracker highlights 300 cases from SafeMoon to Pepe the Frog
The SEC, CFTC and DOJ have seven cases either resolved or ongoing this year, with the litigation against husband-wife duo Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan
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Feds Seize $34 Million in Crypto From Unidentified Florida Man
On April 4, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of South Florida revealed that law enforcement seized $34 million in
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DOJ cracks down on ‘rug pulls’, charging Frosties NFT project founders
“You can’t solicit funds for a business opportunity, abandon that business and abscond with money investors provided you,” stressed IRS-CI Special Agent-in-Charge Thomas Fattorusso.
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Siblings charged over mining coin that turned into alleged $124M fraud
The brother and sister team will face charges of wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy for their alleged roles in the Ormeus Coin ICO.
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