Crypto Crime Justice

The US Department of Justice announced 28 arrests following an international operation targeting scam networks across West Africa

Thai immigration police have arrested a 37-year-old Chinese man over alleged links to a money-laundering network handling more than 500 million yuan.

Turkish authorities have detained Richard James Schueler, known as Richard Heart, in Istanbul over alleged offences, according to Turkish media reports published on Wednesday.

A 38-year-old man has lost RM12.47 million in suspected cryptocurrency theft after unauthorised transfers from his digital wallet, according to Bernama, Malaysia’s national news agency.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a settlement permanently banning former Celsius chief executive Alex Mashinsky from the cryptocurrency, securities and commodities industries.

A New York jury has found Jonathan Spalletta guilty of computer fraud and money laundering following a six-day trial.

The Philippines has frozen 25 virtual asset wallets linked to alleged flood-control anomalies.

Paul Chowles has been ordered to repay £1.81 million after stealing Bitcoin (BTC) seized during a dark-web investigation.

Polymarket has faced an attempted $10 million fraud operation on its US platform.

A family in Vendin-le-Vieil, northern France, has been held at home after attackers demanded nearly €40,000 in cryptocurrency.

North Korea-linked hacking group WaterPlum has compromised more than 30,000 devices and stolen information from over 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets.

UAE and Swedish authorities have arrested seven suspects after tracing an alleged crypto-linked laundering network handling about $7.1 million.