UK uncovers vast crypto laundering scheme for gangsters and Russian spies
A UK-led operation has uncovered a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme run out of London, Moscow and Dubai that enabled Russian ...
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Nigeria drops money laundering charges against detained Binance executive
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US Charges 2 Russian Nationals in Crypto Money Laundering Scheme, Offers $10 Million Bounty
U.S. authorities have charged Russian citizens Sergey Sergeevich Ivanov and Timur Shakhmametov for allegedly operating a cryptocurrency money laundering service ...
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Germany Shuts Down 47 Crypto Exchanges Over Money Laundering Activities
German authorities have shut down 47 cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country for allegedly facilitating large-scale money laundering operations for ...
Read moreBritish-Chinese Woman Sentenced to 6 Years for Laundering Bitcoin in $6B Scam
In a high-profile case involving a massive cryptocurrency fraud, a British-Chinese woman, Jian Wen, has been sentenced to six years ...
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Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison for fraud and money laundering at FTX, ordered to pay $11B in forfeiture
Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and former CEO of crypto exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, was sentenced to 25 ...
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UK Woman Found Guilty of Laundering Bitcoin Tied to $6 Billion China Fraud
Jian Wen, a former takeaway worker residing in north London, was found guilty of one count of money laundering after ...
Read moreAccused crypto laundering mastermind dreamt of being a Buddhist goddess
Zhimin Qian dreamt that the Dalai Lama would anoint her a reincarnated goddess and that she go on to become ...
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Massive Ethereum Laundering Operation: North Korean Hackers Exploit Tornado Cash For $12M
In a recent development, North Korean hackers associated with the notorious Lazarus Group have exploited the coin-mixing service Tornado Cash ...
Read moreWoman accused of laundering bitcoin proceeds of £5bn fraud in London trial
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A British-Chinese ...
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