Tag: crime
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Family Involved in Bitcoin Scam Plead Not Guilty
The case of the $34 million Bitcoin scam in Thailand continues as the family behind the alleged scam plead not guilty. The wheels of justice…
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Stolen Bitcoin Worth $80K Leads to 11 Arrests in Turkey
Turkish police have taken 11 people into custody for allegedly stealing over $80,000 in Bitcoin via hacking. It seems that every time you load up…
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Bitcoin Scam Leads Man to Threaten Attack on Miami Airport
A young man from India has been detained by local police after calling in threats to the Miami airport due to a Bitcoin scam. An…
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Bitcoin Bribes Result in Arrests of Bulgarian Government Officials
Two Bulgarian officials have been arrested for accepting Bitcoin bribes as payment for issuing identity documents. Having to deal with a government bureaucracy to get…
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Bitcoin Extortion Racket: Amsterdam Business Owners Threatened with Grenades if They Don’t Pay Up
In a strange string of incidents, businesses in Amsterdam have received email threats of armed attacks if they don’t shell out 50,000 euros in Bitcoin.…
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Bitcoin Ransom of $20,000 Paid by Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in Canada recently paid a ransomware hacker $20,000 in bitcoins. Computers are a tremendous boon to modern life. For…
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California Bitcoin Dealer Enters Guilty Plea, Will Forfeit More than $800,000
Jacob Burrell-Campos recently pleaded guilty to charges of running an illegal money transmitting operation. This plea comes after his indictment on money laundering and tax…
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Poland Deems DasCoin a Ponzi Scheme, Seizes $11.6 Million
In an ironic twist, the self-described “currency of trust,” DasCoin, has found itself on the wrong side of Polish law. It has been reported that…
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Ripple Worth Over $300,000 Stolen in Australia, Suspect Arrested
A 23-year-old suspect has been arrested for allegedly hacking her victim’s email and crypto accounts before draining the latter of 100,000 Ripple tokens. While Bitcoin…
