Binance faces U.S. probe over alleged Iran sanctions bypass
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Binance knowingly allowed users to bypass U.S. sanctions on Iran, with allegations of over $1 billion in Iran-linked trades.
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Binance knowingly allowed users to bypass U.S. sanctions on Iran, with allegations of over $1 billion in Iran-linked trades.
DOJ charges two fund founders, Ilit Raz and Vuk Vukovic, with securities fraud for fabricating performance data and customer claims to deceive investors.
The Department of Justice publicly thanked Tether for its proactive assistance in an enforcement action that restrained over $52 million in cryptocurrency linked to Xinbi Guarantee.
OFAC and DOJ targeted Xinbi, a Chinese-language illicit marketplace, seizing or restraining over $52 million in crypto, including DPRK-linked funds.
Malone Lam, 22, pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy involving over $245 million in stolen cryptocurrency, facing a sentencing range of 324 to 405 months.
The SEC has charged former PPMG executives Mark Hanf and Hoai-Nam Chu Phan with offering fraud, alleging they siphoned over $80 million from 190 investors.