Crypto Crime Justice

Former FBI agent Patrick Steven Yaroch has pleaded guilty after stealing approximately $2.47 million in cryptocurrency.

A Nova Scotia judge has ordered the return of Sandeson’s Bitcoin (BTC) wallet, according to a report by Global News.

Israel has extradited Alexander Block to the United States to face charges over an alleged $2.89 million cryptocurrency theft.

Two Texas brothers have been sentenced to a combined 366 months in prison for kidnapping a Minnesota family and stealing $8 million in cryptocurrency.

Trenton Johnston, 20, has been sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to money-laundering conspiracy linked to a cryptocurrency theft scheme, according to International Business Times.

Aiden Pleterski faces jury deliberations after denying fraud and money laundering charges in a Toronto court, according to a report by CBC.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said suspects allegedly used AI tools to hack 60 targets, including hospitals, private academies and businesses.

Zheng Zhao, 44, appeared in a California federal court on 23 October after extradition from the Netherlands over his alleged role in the scheme.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking more than US$1.3 billion from NovaTech founders Cynthia and Eddy Petion over an alleged cryptocurrency investment scheme.

Argentina’s federal judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi has dismissed the investigation into President Javier Milei and his sister, according to Reuters.

Polymarket has fired Chief Marketing Officer Matthew Modabber following an internal investigation into controversial marketing practices, according to an exclusive report by the New York Post.

Italy’s financial police have arrested 30 suspects over an alleged underground bank serving mafia groups near Milan.