Randall Joseph Smail faces up to 30 years’ imprisonment for lying to a bank about $640,000 in bitcoin.
US Officials Allege Student Defrauded Apple as Part of SIM Swap Attack
A UC San Diego student is accused of participating in a SIM-swapping scam that defrauded Apple and stole one victim’s crypto.
New York Man Charged With Trafficking Credit Card Info, Using Bitcoin to Launder Proceeds
Vitalii Antonenko, 28, has been indicted for allegedly stealing and selling reams of payment card data, the proceeds of which he laundered in bitcoin.
US Says Venezuelan President Maduro Hid Massive Drug Ring Proceeds in Crypto
Nicolas Maduro and his crypto supervisor were two of the Venezuelan officials indicted Thursday on claims they used crypto to conceal the profits from drug running.
US Citizen Accepting Bitcoin for Narcotics Indicted by DOJ
Joanna De Alba “dispensed heroin and methamphetamine from the shadowy corners of the internet,” said U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue.
Ex-DOJ, Capital One Exec to Lead Compliance at Crypto Payments Startup Celo Labs
C Labs, the company working on Celo, is bringing on former DOJ official Jai Ramaswamy to head compliance.
Russians Indicted for US Election Hacks Used Bitcoin to Fund Operations
Twelve Russian officials indicted for hacking into Democratic National Committee email accounts allegedly used cryptocurrencies, the DOJ announced.
DOJ, SEC Argue Vague Laws No Excuse for ICO Fraud
The U.S. government has pushed back against an effort to dismiss the charges in an ongoing initial coin offering (ICO) fraud lawsuit.