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Synapse Brokerage Executives Charged Over 0M Customer Fund Freeze

Synapse Brokerage Executives Charged Over $100M Customer Fund Freeze

Financial regulators have filed charges against two former executives of Synapse Brokerage, alleging their failures led to over $100 million in customer funds being frozen and inaccessible for months.The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)…

September 3, 2025 0 36Views

Regulations

Crypto Casino CEO Charged After Allegedly Gambling Away Investors’ Millions

In brief An indictment was unsealed against former Zero Edge CEO Richard Kim. He allegedly admitted to gambling away the crypto casino firm’s seed round funding. Federal prosecutors say he misappropriated $3.8 million. Federal…

August 13, 2025 0 49Views

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Two California Men Charged With Illegally Exporting AI Chips to China

In brief Two Chinese nationals are accused of skirting export controls by sending high-end GPUs to China. Prosecutors say the defendants routed shipments through Asia to hide their true destination. The men face…

August 6, 2025 0 41Views

Two Men Charged in NYC Crypto Torture Case Released on Million Bail Each

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Two Men Charged in NYC Crypto Torture Case Released on $1 Million Bail Each

In brief Two men accused of kidnapping and torturing a Bitcoin trader were granted $1 million bail each, despite facing life sentences. Defense claims the alleged victim wasn’t held against his will,…

July 25, 2025 0 22Views

Blockchain

Ex-California Broker Charged With Allegedly Running Investment Fraud Since 1998

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July 22, 2025 0 31Views

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One LA Sheriff’s Deputy Charged, Another Pleads Guilty in Crypto ‘Godfather’ Case

In brief Two Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies have pleaded guilty to abusing their roles to stage fake raids and illegal arrests. Federal prosecutors say the corruption ring centered on crypto entrepreneur Adam…

July 15, 2025 0 39Views

OmegaPro Founders Charged Over 0 Million Crypto ‘Global Fraud Scheme’

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OmegaPro Founders Charged Over $650 Million Crypto ‘Global Fraud Scheme’

In brief Federal prosecutors have charged two OmegaPro executives with running a $650 million crypto scam masked as a forex investment platform. The pair allegedly used lavish events and false promises of…

July 9, 2025 0 33Views

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Two Individuals Liked to Crypto Ponzi Scheme, OmegaPro, Charged by U.S. DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged two individuals for their role in OmegaPro, a crypto and investment ponzi scheme which defrauded investors of over $650 million.Michael Shannon Sims,…

July 9, 2025 0 50Views

North Korean IT Workers Charged in 5K Crypto Theft, DOJ Says

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North Korean IT Workers Charged in $915K Crypto Theft, DOJ Says

Four North Korean nationals were charged in the state of Georgia with wire fraud and money laundering after posing as remote IT workers at US and Serbian blockchain companies and…

July 1, 2025 0 24Views

Russian Crypto Founder Charged Laundering 0M Into US

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Russian Crypto Founder Charged Laundering $530M Into US

A crypto founder has been arrested in New York for allegedly using his crypto firm, Evita Pay, to funnel around $530 million into the US from sanctioned Russian banks to…

June 10, 2025 0 40Views