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US Department of Justice: A Crypto "Godfather" Colluded with Police Officers to Try to Steal 100 million Dollars of Cryptocurrency

According to the official announcement of the Department of Justice, Los Angeles police recently cracked a major cryptocurrency theft case. A man who called himself the "godfather of crypto" Adam Iza conspired with a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Eric Chase Saavedra to commit crimes against multiple victims through intimidation, extortion, and illegally obtaining search warrants. Saavedra uses his police officer's...

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2025-01-18 06:40:21
Department of Justice Charges Three Russians With Cryptocurrency Mixing Service

The Department of Justice announced money laundering charges against three Russian citizens for running U.S.-sanctioned cryptocurrency mixing services Blender and Sinbad, which were allegedly used by North Korean hackers to hide cryptocurrency proceeds from cybertheft. Two of the gang members were arrested last month, but the last one remains at large. Brent S. Wible, head of the Justice Department's criminal division, said the encryption mixers were used by state-sponsored hackers.

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2025-01-11 04:32:03
South Korea's parliament held a general meeting to pass the "impeachment case of Justice Minister Park Sung-jae" and the "impeachment case of Police Minister Cho Ji-ho".

South Korea's parliament held a general meeting to pass the "impeachment case of Justice Minister Park Sung-jae" and the "impeachment case of Police Minister Cho Ji-ho".

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2024-12-12 14:12:49
The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on the 9th that it would ban President Yoon Seok-yeok from leaving the country.

The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on the 9th that it would ban President Yoon Seok-yeok from leaving the country.

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2024-12-09 14:39:28
Jin Ten sorts out the recent global political situation: Biden's "abuse of justice", Yin Xiyue's "unconstitutional" martial law...

1. US President Joe Biden announced an amnesty for his son Hunter Biden on December 1. Biden has repeatedly said that he will not use executive power to pardon his son or reduce his punishment. Trump called Biden's pardon decision an "abuse of justice". 2. South Korean President Yoon Seok-yuk issued an emergency martial law on the evening of December 3. Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said that Yoon Seok-yuk's declaration of martial law violated the constitution. At 5 am on the 4th, the South Ko...

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2024-12-04 13:21:57
Department of Justice seizes cybercrime site PopeyeTools and charges its managers

The Department of Justice announced the closure of PopeyeTools, an illegal cybercrime marketplace, and indicted three of its managers - Abdul Ghaffar and Abdul Sami in Pakistan, and Javed Mirza in Afghanistan. The three were charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud, illegally trade access devices, and sell illegal tools and data through websites, including stolen bank account info and payment card data. PopeyeTools Since...

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2024-11-22 13:59:20
If a judge rules that Google sells Chrome, the business could be worth up to $20 billion

According to foreign media reports, if the judge agrees to the Department of Justice's proposal to force Alphabet Inc. to sell its Chrome browser business, the business could sell for as much as $20 billion, which would also be a historic blow to the global tech giant. According to people familiar with the matter, the Justice Department will ask the judge who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolized the search market to ask Google to take measures related to its artificial intelligence ...

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2024-11-20 04:14:07
Harris ally Mark Cuban: Trump "won a just victory"

Mark Cuban, an ally of Mr. Harris, said Mr. Trump had "won a fair victory".

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2024-11-06 14:31:57
The US Department of Justice has charged the operator of crypto exchange AurumXchange with money laundering, some of which came from the dark web market "Silk Road"

The Department of Justice charged Maximiliano Pilipis, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange AurumXchange, with money laundering on Oct. 28, 2024. The exchange is said to have processed more than 100,000 transactions totaling more than $30 million during its operations, partly funded by the dark web marketplace Silk Road. The investigation revealed that Pilipis operated the exchange without a license between 2009 and 2013, collecting about 12,000 yuan.

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2024-10-29 10:03:29
The FBI has arrested a hacker suspected of carrying out an attack on the US SEC, which caused the price of bitcoin to skyrocket

The Department of Justice (DOJ) says the FBI has arrested an Alabama man for his role in a January 2024 hack against the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) that caused bitcoin prices to skyrocket.

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2024-10-17 23:44:20
Vice Minister of Justice Hu Weilie: Resolutely curb random fines, random inspections, and random seizures, and further optimize the rule of law business environment

On October 14th, Vice Minister of Justice Hu Weilie said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office on the 14th that he will resolutely curb random fines, random inspections, and random seizures, and further optimize the rule of law business environment.

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2024-10-14 10:30:55
TD Bank becomes first U.S. bank to plead guilty to conspiracy to launder money, fined $3 billion

Last week, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced in Washington that TD Bank, one of the nation's largest Financial Institutions Groups, had pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges, including conspiracy to violate the Bank Secrecy Act and money laundering. In a statement, Garland confirmed that TD agreed to accept a $1.80 billion criminal fine, which, combined with civil enforcement actions, would total about $3 billion. He noted that the resolution includes "the largest fine ever ...

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2024-10-14 10:23:42
The Ministry of Justice and the National Development and Reform Commission issued a notice on the public solicitation of opinions on the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Promotion of Private Economy (draft exposure draft).

The Ministry of Justice and the National Development and Reform Commission issued a notice on the public solicitation of opinions on the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Promotion of Private Economy (draft exposure draft).

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2024-10-10 15:53:19
The US Department of Justice is considering a proposal to break up some of Google's operations

On October 9, the Department of Justice told a federal judge that the Justice Department is considering a proposal to force Google to sell some of its businesses in order to mitigate the damage caused by its monopoly on the online search market. In a court filing on Tuesday, the Justice Department said Judge Amit Mehta could also force Alphabet to provide information used to build search results and artificial intelligence products.

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2024-10-09 10:34:32