Ex-Microsoft employee gets 9 years in prison in first Bitcoin case with tax fraud component
A former Microsoft engineer is facing nine years in prison for stealing more than $10 million in digital currency and committing tax fraud. He reportedly used a Bitcoin mixer in…
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DOJ seizes $1 billion tied to Silk Road in largest crypto seizure ever
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) seized $1 billion in bitcoin tied to an early darknet player,…
By Jackie AllenDid Dan Bilzerian paid marketing firm to boost his Instagram following?
A marketing firm is claiming that social media influencer Dan Bilzerian, the CEO of Ignite International Brands (CN:…
By Colby McCoyRussian cybercriminal gets eight years prison sentence for role in $100M botnet conspiracy
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a Russian cybercriminal received a prison sentence of eight years…
By Marivic Cabural SummersDan Bilzerian stepping in with $25 million share acquisition to save Ignite
Dan Bilzerian and Ignite International Ltd. have been in the spotlight as of late following rumors and financial…
By Colby McCoySEC charges Tradenet for Selling Unregistered Security-Based Swaps
Tradenet Capital Markets Ltd., an Israeli day-trading education firm is accused of violating U.S. federal securities laws in…
By Marivic Cabural SummersGoldman Sachs settles probes into1MDB bribery scheme for over $2.9 billion
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) agreed to pay more than $2.9 billion to settle investigations into its…
By Marivic Cabural SummersSix former Apex School of Theology administrators charged for defrauding student loan programs
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against six former school administrators from the Apex School of Theology campus…
By Colby McCoyKik agrees to pay $5M to settle SEC lawsuit over its 2017 unregistered ICO
Kik Interactive finally decided to settle its legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in…
By Marivic Cabural SummersFinCEN imposes $60M penalty vs. Helix Bitcoin mixer owner Larry Dean Harmon
Coin Ninja and Helix Bitcoin mixer founder, owner, and operator, Larry Dean Harmon has to cough up $60…
By Dee DulfoFTC sued Critical Resolution Mediation, another debt collection scam
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Critical Resolution Mediation LLC, another debt collection scam based out of Atlanta,…
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