Crime
The authorities stopped the attempt of CEO Celsius to leave the country
Back in mid-June, cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius froze withdrawals for its customers. Since then, Alex Mashinsky has remained silent and...
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How a Trash-Talking Crypto Bro Caused a $40 Billion Crash
Do Kwon, a trash-talking entrepreneur from South Korea, called the cryptocurrency he created in 2018 “my greatest invention.” In countless...
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Archegos owner Bill Hwang and former CFO Halligan plead not guilty to U.S. fraud charges
Archegos Capital Management’s owner, Bill Hwang, and its former chief financial officer, Patrick Halligan, have been charged with racketeering and...
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A Woman Accused Of A $4.5 Billion Cryptocurrency Laundering Scheme Has Moonlighted As A Rapper And Forbes Writer
A husband and wife were arrested in Manhattan on Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency....
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Chicago city leader with ties to Daley indicted for embezzlement
A Chicago city administrator responsible for accountability faces charges of falsifying bank loans, lying to regulators and taking a $130,000...
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Eight Indicted in Million-Dollar Colorado Bike-Crime Spree
The thieves struck a week before Christmas 2019, a little after midnight. They smashed a window at Boulder Cycle Sport...
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Olympic Speed Skater Apolo Ohno Sued Over Role in Alleged $50M ICO Fraud
Former speed skater Apolo Ohno – the most decorated winter Olympian in U.S. history – is being sued in a...
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Long Island man used aspirin wonder-drug scam to bilk investors out of $3.5 million to pay for a divorce and a toy-car business
A Long Island man had pleaded guilty to stealing $3.5 million from investors in a company to develop a powdered...
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Justice Department announces arrests of 150 people worldwide for illegal drug trafficking on the Darknet
One hundred and fifty people across three continents have been arrested and charged with drug trafficking and other illicit activity...
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CFPB orders prison banker to pay $6 million for charging inmates ‘unfair’ fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered a leading prison banker to pay $6 million for siphoning off taxpayer-funded benefits...
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