Category: scheme
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KRA pursues directors, traders in Sh67m tax evasion scheme
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Twenty suspects, including directors of five companies, face various tax fraud charges, including a missing tax evasion scheme. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) said its investigations revealed that 15 individuals and five companies committed various tax evasion offenses with a total tax implication of Sh66.7 million. In a missing merchant…
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Court Sentences Gang For Exploiting Digital Yuan In Money Laundering Scheme
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In a groundbreaking legal case, a criminal gang in China has been found guilty of organizing a complex money laundering operation that leveraged the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan or e-CNY. The complex scheme, revealed by the People’s Procuratorate of Yueqing District in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province,…
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Court Sentences Gang For Exploiting Digital Yuan In Money Laundering Scheme
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In a groundbreaking legal case, a criminal gang in China has been found guilty of organizing a complex money laundering operation that leveraged the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan or e-CNY. The complex scheme, revealed by the People’s Procuratorate of Yueqing District in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province,…
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Juan Tacuri Pleads Guilty in $8.4 Million Forcount Crypto Ponzi Scheme
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Juan Tacurri, 46, of Greenacres, Florida, a top promoter of the Forcount cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Southern District of New York. The scheme, which netted $8.4 million from primarily Spanish-speaking investors, has been described as one of the most shocking scams…
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Labour to Make Mortgage Guarantee Scheme Permanent for First-Time Buyers
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Labor has announced plans to permanently extend the mortgage guarantee scheme, initially introduced by the Conservatives in 2021 under then-Chancellor Rishi Sunak, if they win the next general election. The scheme, designed to support low-deposit mortgages for first-time buyers, was recently extended until July next year by current chancellor Jeremy…
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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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LayerZero spots 800k sybil addresses in airdrop scheme
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An ongoing self-reporting effort by interoperability giant LayerZero to combat Sybil attacks has uncovered more than 800,000 Sybil addresses. According to LayerZero, the self-reporting process was carried out alongside rigorous analysis with risk management platform Chaos Labs and blockchain analytics firm Nansen. The self-report phase of the sybil has now…
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Crypto Influencer ‘T.J. Stone’ Pleads Guilty To $1M Wire Fraud Scheme
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In federal court in Brooklyn on Thursday, cryptocurrency personality Thomas John Sferaga, also known as “TJ Stone,” pleaded guilty to… Wire fraud charges Charged with defrauding more than a dozen victims out of more than $1.3 million. Reveal the fake scheme According to To the US Department of Justice, from…
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Crypto Influencer ‘T.J. Stone’ Pleads Guilty To $1M Wire Fraud Scheme
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In federal court in Brooklyn on Thursday, cryptocurrency personality Thomas John Sferaga, also known as “TJ Stone,” pleaded guilty to… Wire fraud charges Charged with defrauding more than a dozen victims out of more than $1.3 million. Reveal the fake scheme According to To the US Department of Justice, from…
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The Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Paradox
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“Ponzi scheme” has become a byword for all manner of financial frauds and monetary scams. When a rapid six month collapse erased $2T (trillion) from crypto market capitalization in 2022, mainstream media outlets were quick to again label cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ponzi schemes. Writing in the Chinese People’s Daily online…
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New York Resident Charged in $43 Million Crypto-Related Ponzi Scheme
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A New York court and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) unsealed an indictment against Eden Dalbor. The 39-year-old New York resident was accused of organizing a sophisticated Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded investors out of $43 million. $43 million Ponzi scheme According to the IndictmentHe ran the Ponzi scheme…