Category: Law and Order

  • Malware Spread Via Google Ads Drains NFT Influencers’ Entire Crypto Wallets!

    Malware Spread Via Google Ads Drains NFT Influencers’ Entire Crypto Wallets!

    Malware hiding behind a sponsored ad link on Google siphoned thousands of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies and NFTs from an influencer’s wallet. The NFT influencer with the Twitter handle “NFT God” claims to have lost a “life-changing amount” of his net worth in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrencies after accidentally…

  • Interpol Scam: A Youtuber Avenges German Victims Of Online Fraud!

    Interpol Scam: A Youtuber Avenges German Victims Of Online Fraud!

    The Interpol scam caused damage in Germany and Austria. The fact that suspected backers were caught in India is not only thanks to the police. Threatening-sounding calls caused unrest throughout Germany last year: “Good afternoon, this is Interpol,” is heard on the taped announcement in English, which criminals played to…

  • Bulgarian Crypto Scheme Nexo Under Investigation in Over Alleged Money Laundering!

    Bulgarian Crypto Scheme Nexo Under Investigation in Over Alleged Money Laundering!

    Amid the official announcement that the Bulgarian crypto lender is under investigation, Nexo insists that it has followed AML and KYC rules. Crypto lender Nexo has become the subject of a large-scale investigation in Bulgaria as prosecutors probe possible money laundering, tax violations, computer fraud, and other crimes.

  • US: Coinbase to Pay $100 Million to Settle Money-Laundering Investigation

    US: Coinbase to Pay $100 Million to Settle Money-Laundering Investigation

    The largest U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has accepted a multi-million dollar fine for allegedly being too lax in its anti-money laundering precautions in New York State. The company will pay a total of $100 million (€94 million) as part of a settlement, the New York financial regulator DFS announced yesterday.…

  • New York Charges Celsius Network Founder Mashinsky With Crypto Fraud!

    New York Charges Celsius Network Founder Mashinsky With Crypto Fraud!

    The New York Attorney General Letitia James filed charges against Celsius Network founder Alex Mashinsky, alleging that he defrauded investors out of billions of dollars in digital currency by hiding the weak health of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency lending platform. Mashinsky continued to promote Celsius as a safe alternative to banks…

  • Austrian Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Operators Sentenced To Years-Long Jail Time!

    Austrian Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Operators Sentenced To Years-Long Jail Time!

    A 58-year-old Austrian and his 81-year-old father caused enormous damage amounting to 13 million euros throughout the EU with fraudulent Bitcoin trading. The men allegedly ripped off more than 100 victims to the tune of €13 million by promising high returns. The invested capital allegedly was dealt with by professional…

  • The Trail Of Wirecard Head Marsalek Is Lost In Putin’s Neighbourhood!

    The Trail Of Wirecard Head Marsalek Is Lost In Putin’s Neighbourhood!

    The most spectacular fraud in German economic history is the Wirecard bankruptcy. The main defendant is former CEO, Markus Braun. On the other hand, one of the prominent masterminds of the scandal, Jan Marsalek, is living comfortably in Russia.

  • Sex Trafficking, Abuse, Fraud: Fugitive “Girls Do Porn” Operator Caught In Spain!

    Sex Trafficking, Abuse, Fraud: Fugitive “Girls Do Porn” Operator Caught In Spain!

    Michael Pratt had absconded from the U.S. in 2019 while a case was ongoing and was among the “top 10” on the FBI’s wanted list. X-Mas started earlier this year for the victims of “Girls Do Porn”. That’s what the lawyer for the 22 plaintiffs who took legal action against…

  • EU Corruption Scandal: Eva Kaili’s Pre-Trial Detention Extended Despite Her Partial Confession!

    EU Corruption Scandal: Eva Kaili’s Pre-Trial Detention Extended Despite Her Partial Confession!

    Eva Kaili, the former vice president of the European Parliament admitted to instructing her father to hide large amounts of cash. The Greek member of the European parliament at the center of a cash-for-influence scandal implicating Qatar will remain in jail pending trial, a Belgian court has decided on Thursday.…

  • FTX Case Update: The $250M Bail And The Key Witness Caroline Ellison!

    FTX Case Update: The $250M Bail And The Key Witness Caroline Ellison!

    Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the FTX founder and former CEO was extradited to the U.S. from the Bahamas and brought before the court. He was released on $250 million bail. Earlier, his former partners and alleged accomplices in the FTX fraud, Caroline Ellison, and Gary Wang, pleaded guilty and announced their…