Category: arrested
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Russian ‘Crypto King’ Arrested For WEX $450 Million Collapse
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Polish police have arrested a Russian national linked to the now-collapsed WEX exchange on charges of fraud and money laundering. US authorities have requested his extradition for his cryptocurrency-related crimes and are currently waiting for the extradition process to be completed. WEX ‘King of Cryptocurrencies’ Arrested in Poland Local media,…
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Crypto Miners Arrested For Stealing Millions in Electricity: Thai Police Crack Down
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Police and electricity authorities in Thailand have launched a series of crackdowns targeting illegal cryptocurrency mining operations accused of stealing massive amounts of electricity. Raids in Chachoengsao and Surat Thani provinces led to multiple arrests and the confiscation of mining equipment worth millions of baht. How did you fall? According…
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Thailand Police Gang Arrested For $165K Extortion
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“The police are definitely corrupt.” A quote from Frank Herbert’s novel The Emperor of Divine Dunes may be true in the case of a group of policemen in Thailand who allegedly preyed on foreign nationals to extort money. A Chinese expat from Vanuatu who filed a complaint with Thailand’s law…
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Thailand Police Gang Arrested For $165K Extortion
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“The police are definitely corrupt.” A quote from Frank Herbert’s novel The Emperor of Divine Dunes may be true in the case of a group of policemen in Thailand who allegedly preyed on foreign nationals to extort money. A Chinese expat from Vanuatu who filed a complaint with Thailand’s law…
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Beny Steinmetz arrested, released in Athens
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Israeli businessman Benny Steinmetz was arrested yesterday at Athens Airport on a warrant issued in Romania where he was convicted of land fraud. Steinmetz was released from detention but banned from leaving Greece. Reuters reported that the businessman was arrested last night, several hours after landing his private plane at…
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Beny Steinmetz arrested, released in Athens
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Israeli businessman Benny Steinmetz was arrested yesterday at Athens Airport on a warrant issued in Romania where he was convicted of land fraud. Steinmetz was released from detention but banned from leaving Greece. Reuters reported that the businessman was arrested last night, several hours after landing his private plane at…
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Man with loaded gun arrested at checkpoint near Trump rally
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A Nevada man was arrested with a rifle, a loaded handgun and ammunition in his car at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump rally Saturday night Sunday in the Southern California desert, authorities said. He was released on Saturday on $5,000 bail. The Riverside County Police Department said in a…
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Man with loaded gun arrested at checkpoint near Trump rally
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A Nevada man was arrested with a rifle, a loaded handgun and ammunition in his car at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump rally Saturday night Sunday in the Southern California desert, authorities said. He was released on Saturday on $5,000 bail. The Riverside County Police Department said in a…
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Trump safe after new assassination attempt, suspect arrested By Reuters
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By Gram Slattery and David Ljungren (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump survived an apparent assassination attempt on Sunday after the FBI foiled an apparent assassination attempt while he was playing golf at his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Secret Service agents spotted a gunman in the bushes…
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Trump safe after new assassination attempt, suspect arrested By Reuters
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By Gram Slattery and David Ljungren (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump survived an apparent assassination attempt on Sunday after the FBI foiled an apparent assassination attempt while he was playing golf at his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Secret Service agents spotted a gunman in the bushes…
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Crypto community rallies behind arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov
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Cryptocurrency community heavyweights took to social media on Sunday to express their support for billionaire Pavel Durov after French authorities arrested the Telegram founder at an airport near Paris. According to French authorities, an arrest warrant has been issued for Durov due to the businessman’s failure to properly manage his…
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Crypto community rallies behind arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov
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Cryptocurrency community heavyweights took to social media on Sunday to express their support for billionaire Pavel Durov after French authorities arrested the Telegram founder at an airport near Paris. According to French authorities, an arrest warrant has been issued for Durov due to the businessman’s failure to properly manage his…
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Arrested By French Police – Will It Impact The TON Ecosystem?
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French authorities have arrested Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov on a search warrant for alleged breach of the encrypted messaging system. French media, including Le Monde, Reported Le Monde newspaper reported, citing informed sources, that Durov was arrested upon his arrival from Azerbaijan on his private plane at Le…
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Businessman Scammed Out of $400K in Crypto, 3 Arrested in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong police have arrested three individuals on suspicion of defrauding a businessman of HK$3.11 million, equivalent to about US$399,000, in crypto assets by offering him three bundles of counterfeit HK$1,000 banknotes. Officers reportedly seized 10,978 counterfeit HK$1,000 notes during a raid on the Mong Kok office where the fraudulent…
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Businessman Scammed Out of $400K in Crypto, 3 Arrested in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong police have arrested three individuals on suspicion of defrauding a businessman of HK$3.11 million, equivalent to about US$399,000, in crypto assets by offering him three bundles of counterfeit HK$1,000 banknotes. Officers reportedly seized 10,978 counterfeit HK$1,000 notes during a raid on the Mong Kok office where the fraudulent…
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Incognito Market Owner Arrested After FBI Tracked Crypto Transactions
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A Taiwanese national was accused of running Incognito Market, a drug market on the dark web, and was arrested after authorities traced the platform’s transactions. The platform has handled more than $100 million worth of cryptocurrencies through the sale of illegal drugs like fentanyl. The hidden market founder was arrested…
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Ontario’s ‘Crypto King’ Arrested in Alleged $30 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Ontario’s “crypto kingpin” Aiden Blitrski has been arrested and charged with fraud and money laundering in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme following one of the most comprehensive fraud investigations the region has ever seen. The 25-year-old and his 27-year-old accomplice, Colin Murphy, are alleged to have stolen nearly $30…
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Heir to Cartier empire arrested for attempted money laundering using USDT
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The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has arrested Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, the successor to the French luxury brand Cartier, on charges of money laundering using cryptocurrencies. On May 2 IndictmentThe accused has been accused of drug trafficking and money laundering using the popular stablecoin Tether (USDT). A direct descendant…