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Bought a textual content from a mistaken number? It could be an endeavor at ‘pig butchering,’ a crypto rip-off costing investors millions
An outdated crypto plan has a new name — and it’s costing traders tens of millions. So-named “pig butchering” is when a scammer builds up belief with their victims prior to sooner or later pressuring them to deposit a lot more and extra of their crypto assets into bogus digital wallets or internet sites managed […]
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Two people today plead responsible in theft of diary of Ashley Biden, daughter of president
U.S. President Joe Biden hugs his daughter Ashley following staying sworn in on the West Entrance of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. All through modern inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. Erin Schaff | Getty Illustrations or photos Two people today pleaded guilty Thursday […]
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Jail will be tricky for ex-Malaysian chief Najib, who’s utilised to a 7-star lodge way of living, says Anwar
Jail will be a tricky distinction to former Malaysian Key Minister Najib Razak’s seven-star resort life-style as Malaysia begins to locate “closure” from the scandal that had rocked the nation for several years, explained Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. Najib, who was billed for his position in the embezzlement of billions of bucks from the […]
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Trump PAC paid nearly $1 million to protection lawyers in July by itself as Georgia and New York probes heated up
Former President Donald Trump’s political motion committee, Help save America, paid practically $1 million to civil and prison defense attorneys in July on your own as investigations into him and the Trump Corporation heated up, a new Federal Elections Fee filing by the PAC reveals. And Trump’s lawful costs could rise even more this month and […]
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Dutch detain suspected developer of crypto mixer Tornado Cash
The Tornado Cash website displayed on a laptop and smartphone screen arranged in London, on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dutch authorities on Friday said they had arrested a 29-year-old man believed to be a developer for the crypto mixing service Tornado Cash, which the United States put on […]
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Crypto mixing service Tornado Cash blacklisted by Treasury Department for alleged use in laundering
The U.S. Department of Treasury on Monday sanctioned the popular cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, banning Americans from using a service that the government said, “launders the proceeds of cybercrimes.” “Despite public assurances otherwise, Tornado Cash has repeatedly failed to impose effective controls designed to stop it from laundering funds for malicious cyber actors on a […]
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It has been a miserable month for crypto — and it’s only the third day of August
It has been a rough month for the crypto sector, and it’s only the third day of August. From cross-chain bridge hacks draining hundreds of millions of dollars in customer funds to the Securities and Exchange Commission coming after crypto ponzi schemes, this corner of the market can’t catch a break. The developments add to […]
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Man accused of duping Secret Service by posing as Homeland Security agent pleads guilty
One of two men accused of impersonating federal law enforcement officials in a scheme that duped Secret Service agents and others pleaded guilty Monday to multiple charges in Washington, D.C. Arian Taherzadeh’s plea came nearly four months after his arrest with a second man, Haider Ali, exposed allegations that they compromised Secret Service agents with […]
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SEC charges 11 people in alleged $300 million crypto Ponzi scheme
A flag outside the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it charged 11 people for their roles in creating and promoting an allegedly fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme that raised […]
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Former Obama White House aide Seth Andrew sentenced to year in prison for charter school theft scheme
Seth Andrew Wikimedia Commons Former Obama White House education advisor Seth Andrew was sentenced Thursday to a year-and-one-day in federal prison for a scheme to steal $218,000 from a New York charter school network he founded. Andrew, 43, also was fined $5,000 at his sentencing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. He was arrested in […]
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