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BitFunder CEO Gets 14 Months Prison Time
2019-07-12T11:15:11.000+02:00
Jon Montroll was found guilty for securities fraud and obstruction of justice
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Jason Flack Pleads Guilty to Running Cryptocurrency Fraud
2019-06-22T00:24:10.000+02:00
The scheme defrauded victims out of $194,000, 4.41 Bitcoin, 206 Litecoin, 620 Ethereum Classic, and 1,342,634 Verge coins.
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Kazakhstani Held in Russia over Crypto Pyramid Scheme
2019-05-29T19:08:55.000+02:00
This arrest is the latest in a series of Russia operations against cryptocurrency activities, including illegal mining rigs.
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Federal Court Fines Operator of Gelfman Bitcoin Fraud $2.5 Million
2018-10-18T23:46:37.000+02:00
Gelfman staged a fake computer hack to conceal trading losses and misappropriation.
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Operator of Bitcoin, Binary Options Scam Slammed with $1.9 Million Penalty
2018-07-23T20:55:21.000+02:00
A Colorado businessman and his UK-registered company defrauded at least 600 customers of more than $1.1 million.
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UK Police Seize $1.7 Million in Bitcoins from Drug Dealer
2018-07-20T18:53:12.000+02:00
This marks the first time UK police seizes cryptocurrency from criminals
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CEO of Defunct Mt. Gox Doesn’t Want to Get Rich Taking Creditors' Bitcoins
2018-04-04T22:46:58.000+02:00
Karpeles could stand to gain coins worth $1.13 billion from the remaining assets in the Mt. Gox estate.
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South Korean Police Nab 14 for Illegally Mining Crypto With Cheap Power
2018-04-02T19:45:38.000+02:00
Accused companies abused subsidized electricity in country known for being notoriously difficult for miners
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US Authorities Halt Activities of Four Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraudsters
2018-03-16T21:59:03.000+02:00
The victims were to get back their principal after a few days and turn a payment of $100 into $80,000.
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US Government Set to Sell Seized Bitcoins from Dark Web Racket
2018-01-08T14:09:51.000+02:00
The government is about to sell 513 Bitcoin and 512 Bitcoin Cash worth around $10 million.
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South Korea Arrests Seven Men Involved in Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
2017-11-22T17:53:51.000+02:00
The scam, which ran from 2015, resulted in 3,900 investors losing $38 million between them.
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Federal Indictment Charges Michigan Man With Selling Bitcoin Without License
2017-10-31T19:48:22.000+02:00
Although it's not illegal to possess bitcoins, a license is needed to exchange them.
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Moscow Fights Greece Extradition of Alleged BTC-e Operator to United States
2017-10-06T18:55:50.000+02:00
A Greek court ruled earlier this week in favor of extraditing Alexander Vinnik.
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Three New Yorkers Indicted Over Sale of Xanax for Bitcoin
2016-03-15T10:23:12.000+02:00
U.S authorities accuse the men of operating "an unlicensed money transmitting business" for selling smuggled drugs in bitcoin.
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U.S Authorities Charge Operators of "Unlawful Bitcoin Exchange" Coin.mx
2016-03-08T13:21:43.000+02:00
A Federal Credit Union Chairman allegedly received over $150,000 in bribes from the operators of the bitcoin exchange.
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Former Federal Agent Shaun Bridges Re-Arrested Just Before Imprisonment
2016-02-04T15:15:05.000+02:00
Foreign passports and bulletproof vests were found in Bridges' belongings a day before he was supposed to be jailed for stealing 800k in Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin Trader Handed 6.5-Year Sentence for Online Drug Sales
2015-12-24T17:25:55.000+02:00
Whereas most people brought before the court were drug carriers or mules, Mannion owned and sold the drugs and sourced the customers.
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Lawyer: Trendon Shavers Was Scapegoat for SEC's Madoff Ponzi Miss
2015-12-21T17:46:12.000+02:00
The lawyer representing the man accused of running the first Bitcoin Ponzi says his client was the target of unjustified zeal from the SEC.
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Alleged Coin.mx Co-operator Indicted for Taking Over NJ Credit Union
2015-12-09T23:37:00.000+02:00
The alleged co-operator of coin.mx has been indicted for making illegal payments to take control of a New Jersey-based credit union.
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Alleged Silk Road Adviser “Variety Jones” Arrested in Thailand
2015-12-06T17:36:07.000+02:00
The alleged senior adviser to convicted Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht was arrested in Thailand and is awaiting extradition to the US.
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Report: Karpeles Rearrested Again, Allegedly Spent Bitcoins on Prostitutes
2015-11-02T19:06:51.000+02:00
Mark Karpeles has been rearrested on fresh suspicions of embezzlement, which include the spending of customer bitcoins on prostitutes.
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Plea Deal Reached in Trendon Shavers Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
2015-09-22T22:36:52.000+02:00
Trendon Shavers, accused of running a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme with bitcoins, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
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Police Arrested Pascal Reid for Bitcoin. Now He’ll Teach Them about It.
2015-09-17T18:59:49.000+02:00
In a bizarre plea deal reached between Pascal Reid and prosecutors, the accused will be educating law enforcement agencies about Bitcoin.
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Shaun Bridges Pleads Guilty to Charges, Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison
2015-09-01T18:30:53.000+02:00
Shaun Bridges, accused of embezzling $820,000 worth of bitcoin from Silk Road during its investigation, has pleaded guilty to charges.
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Teen Who Advised on Funding ISIS with Bitcoin Gets 11 Years in Prison
2015-08-30T10:47:58.000+02:00
Ali Shukri Amin has been sentenced to 136 months in jail for advising on how to support ISIS, including how to fund it with bitcoin.
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