DOJ to seize $225. 3 million for victims of crypto scammers - UPI The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint against more than $225 3 million in the U S District Court for the District of Columbia for cryptocurrency scammers involved in money
Office of Public Affairs - United States Department of Justice “Under my leadership, with the support of President Trump and Attorney General Bondi, the U S Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is taking a leading role in the fight against crypto-confidence scams, partnering with law enforcement throughout the country to seize and forfeit stolen funds and rip them from the hands of foreign
DOJ Seizes Record $225M in Largest Crypto Scam, 400+ Victims The U S Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to seize $225 3 million worth of Tether’s USDT, marking the largest crypto seizure tied to an alleged “pig butchering” investment scam The operation is part of an ongoing crackdown on cryptocurrency-related fraud, which officials say has defrauded more than 400 victims
Justice Department seizes millions of dollars linked to . . . The DOJ complaint, filed in U S District Court for D C , said the seized funds were part of a sophisticated blockchain-based money laundering network More than 400 suspected victims are believed to have lost funds after being duped into believing that they were making legitimate crypto investments, according to a DOJ statement
US seizes record $225 million from crypto investment scammers US law enforcement has seized over $225 million in cryptocurrency allegedly stolen from dozens of American victims as part of a sophisticated investment scam, the Justice Department said Wednesday
US DOJ Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against $225,300,000 . . . A civil forfeiture is a legal complaint that targets property – in this case, crypto – that was either obtained illegally or used to commit a crime The DOJ’s complaint was filed in the U S District Court for the District of Columbia, and if the court agrees with the filing, the DOJ will likely have the go-ahead to seize the funds