Brazilian investment firm J&F pleads guilty to bribery, agrees to pay $283M penalty
J&F Investimentos S.A. (J&F), a Brazilian investment firm admitted to engaging in a long-running bribery scheme. It agreed to pay a total of more...
DOJ releases Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework
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BitMEX former CTO Samuel Reed released from U.S. custody on $5 million bond
Samuel Reed, the co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO) of the BitMEX cryptocurrency trading platform, has been released from U.S. custody on a...
Surf Financial CEO David Nava pleaded guilty to multi-million dollar securities and tax fraud
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Citibank ordered to pay $400M penalty over its “unsafe or unsound banking practices”
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John McAfee accused of tax evasion and fraudulently promoting ICOs
John McAfee, a businessman, computer programmer, and the founder of the software company McAfee Associates, is facing two separate lawsuits filed by the U.S....
Two Leaders of Notorious Videogame Piracy Group “Team Xecuter” Arrested
Two leaders of “Team Xecuter,” one of the world’s most notorious video game piracy groups, have been arrested and indicted.
On Friday, the U.S. Department...
DOJ charges 345 people involve in more than $6 billion healthcare fraud
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FTC Operation Corrupt Collector shuts down two abusive South Carolina debt collection firms
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in conjunction with state and federal law enforcement groups launched Operation Corrupt Collector, targeting phantom and abusive debt collection practices.
The ...
CFTC Charges PaxForex for Offering Illegal Leverage Transactions in Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin
Laino Group Limited also doing business as PaxForex is facing a civil lawsuit alleging that it is offering unlawful leverage transactions in cryptocurrencies and...
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