Do Son DOJ officials announced a Cambodia crypto scam extradition after Zheng Zhao allegedly helped launder $36.9M stolen from 174 US victims via USDT.
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FBI, Dubai, and China dismantle 9 "pig-butchering" centers and arrest 276. Operation Level Up saves victims $562M in massive crypto fraud crackdown.
RedLine architect Hambardzum Minasyan is extradited to the U.S. to face 50 years in prison for his role in the global malware empire and Operation Magnus.
Jingliang Su sentenced to 46 months for laundering $36.9M in "pig butchering" proceeds. The scheme funneled crypto to Cambodian fraud hubs.
Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein released early in Jan 2026! He credits Trump’s First Step Act and vows a new career in cybersecurity research.
Europol dismantled the centralized mixer CryptoMixer, which laundered over €1.3B in Bitcoin since 2016. Authorities seized three servers and confiscated more than €25M in digital assets.
The DOJ announced five guilty pleas and $15M in crypto forfeiture seized from APT38. Facilitators helped North Korean IT workers fraudulently earn $2.2M from 136 US companies to fund the DPRK regime.
The DOJ has indicted 28 members of a Chinese fraud ring for a $65M scheme targeting seniors. Evidence from YouTubers 'Scammer Payback' helped in the takedown.
Christina Marie Chapman was sentenced to 8.5 years for facilitating a $17M scheme that allowed North Korean IT operatives to pose as US citizens and secure remote jobs at over 300 US companies.
A highly organized Romanian criminal group, notorious for ATM "Transaction Reversal Fraud" and openly taunting police, has been dismantled by UK and Romanian authorities in a Europol-backed operation.
The DOJ unsealed an indictment against OmegaPro founders for a $650M global crypto Ponzi scheme. They face charges for defrauding investors with fake forex trading promises.
The DOJ dismantled a North Korean scheme exploiting remote IT jobs at 100+ U.S. firms, using stolen identities and laundering millions to fund DPRK weapons programs.
The DOJ dismantled a North Korean scheme exploiting remote IT jobs at 100+ U.S. firms, using stolen identities and laundering millions to fund DPRK weapons programs.
The DOJ dismantled a North Korean scheme exploiting remote IT jobs at 100+ U.S. firms, using stolen identities and laundering millions to fund DPRK weapons programs.
Europol and allies arrested 5, dismantling a global crypto investment fraud ring that laundered €460M from 5,000+ victims, exploiting Hong Kong banking networks.
German authorities shut down the crypto-swapping platform eXch, a hub for laundering illicit funds, and seized €34 million in cryptocurrencies after tracing stolen Bybit funds.