Fraud


Policy

New York Man Arrested for Alleged $1.8M Crypto Mining Scam

Authorities say 37-year-old Chet Stojanovich promised to take a customer on 31-hour road trip to see the non-existent mining equipment in Canada – and then abandoned him at the Buffalo airport.

Statue of Themis holding the balance scales. (Oleksandr Berezko/EyeEm via Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Loses Bid to Force Arbitration in Crypto Theft Lawsuit

The U.S. District Court for Northern California found the exchange's arbitration agreement to be "unconscionable and ... unenforceable."

What Coinbase's Rate on USDC Reveals About Crypto Credit Risk

Policy

Former Party Organizer Indicted for Laundering $2.7M in Bitcoin and Cash

Thomas Spieker was indicted for operating a global bitcoin laundering scheme that helped multiple clients hide profits earned from illegal activities.

The Manhattan District Attorney announced charges in a bitcoin money laundering scheme. (Unsplash)

Policy

Former CPA Pleads Guilty to Helping BitClub Architect Launder Funds in Alleged $722M Ponzi Scheme

The 57-year-old Nevada man pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of aiding in the preparation of a false tax return.

Statue of Themis holding the balance scales. (Oleksandr Berezko/EyeEm via Getty Images)

Policy

US Justice Dept. Charges 2 in NFT 'Rug Pull' Scheme

"They pulled the rug out from under the victims," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said of the creators of the Frosties NFT collection.

(Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

CFTC Brings Charges Against 4 Alleged Operators of $44M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme

Tuesday’s charges are just the latest in the regulator's efforts to regulate the crypto industry.

CFTC (Shutterstock)

Finance

Fraudulent Bitcoin Transfer Alleged in Cred Bankruptcy

Court documents filed by the Cred Liquidation Trust alleged the crypto lending platform paid over 516 bitcoin to a crypto whale for a bond that was essentially worthless. But the claims against him were later dismissed.

(Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

UK Tax Regulator Seizes NFTs for First Time as Part of Fraud Investigation

Three people have been arrested for allegedly attempting to defraud HMRC of $1.8 million.

HMRC

Finance

Former Attorney Pleads Guilty to Bitcoin Fraud That Bilked Investors Out of $5M

Philip Reichenthal and his co-conspirators persuaded their victims to send them millions of dollars to buy bitcoin and then just pocketed the money themselves.

justice, law, crime

Finance

7 Crypto Exchange Executives Handed Prison Sentences for $1.7B Fraud in South Korea: Report

The exchange's former CEO was sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)