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JANUARY 27, 2021

Department of Justice. Some criminals believe mistakenly that cryptocurrency is beyond the reach of law enforcement,” said U.S. This case shows we can use criminal forfeiture to compensate fraud victims even when cryptocurrency is used in the fraud.”. The 33-year-old was also ordered to pay $4,392,636.14

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JUNE 12, 2018

Federal authorities including the Department of Justice and the FBI announced Monday (June 11) that law enforcement arrested 74 people in the U.S. Law enforcement also seized close to $2.4 Local and state law enforcement teamed up with the FBI, as did attorneys general offices, to provide assistance.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The 62-year-old California resident will face a minimum of a decade in prison, according to the Department of Justice. In other crime-related crypto news, a drug dealer has lost millions in cryptocurrency after a judge ruled that it was the proceeds of criminal activity. Collins did not contest the CAB’s ruling.

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JUNE 19, 2017

Department of Justice has naturally done its best to set up regulations that would prevent criminals from using the cryptocurrentcy for nefarious purposes. Department of Justice authorization to carry them out. With many cybercriminals choosing bitcoin as their currency of choice, the U.S.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

22) from the Department of Justice said. Larsen of IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI). IRS-CI and our law enforcement partners will continue to work tirelessly to expose COVID-19 schemes and bring those responsible to justice.”.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If it becomes law, the bill would amend the existing California Debt Collection Act (the “DCLA”) in three ways. There is no express timeline for the Governor to sign House Assembly Bill 156 into law. First, the bill would amend provisions of Cal. Code § 100000.5(a) Currently, the DCLA mandates that any such application be abandoned.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Justice Department (DOJ) against Alphabet’s Google, Reuters reported on Friday (Oct. Schmidtlein is an antitrust litigator at the Washington law firm Williams & Connolly. . law firm, Zuckerman Spaeder. His focus was on criminal defense and business disputes, according to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal.

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APRIL 28, 2019

A research group revealed that it has discovered “serious shortcomings” in the predictive tools used by law enforcement agencies. criminal justice system, most particularly in the context of pretrial detentions, though many of our observations also apply to their uses for other purposes such as probation and sentencing.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Across the globe, terrorists and criminals are leveraging cryptos in what is gearing up to be a significant national security threat to the United States. This inconsistency also impedes law enforcement’s ability to investigate, prosecute and prevent criminal activity involving or facilitated by virtual assets,” the report added.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

He was convicted of blackmail attempt against Apple and given a suspended two-year prison sentence subject to carrying out 300 hours of unpaid work, complying with a six-month electronic curfew and staying out of further trouble with the law. law enforcement authorities. Immediately following the threat, Apple reached out to U.K.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

But that message is apparently lost on criminals, who, according to a new report, have stolen some $26 billion over the last three years in a scam generally known as “ business email compromise.”. Department of Justice has announced a recent crackdown against people behind this email scam. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Department of Justice. law enforcement,” said Acting U.S. We are firmly committed to combatting the problem of opioid abuse and breaking through sophisticated cyber-enabled barriers employed by criminals to hide their activities.”. Arrested were darknet vendor David Brian Pate, 44, originally a U.S.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 22, 2020

According to the complaint, the debt collection operation engaged in a variety of illegal debt collection practices, including: “Masquerading” as law-enforcement officials, government officials or attorneys. Department of Justice and U.S.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Thus, for criminals, at times bitcoin and other cryptos are a conduit to money laundering, ransomware and, at times, just trying to hide in plain sight. As reported in chainalysis.com , a number of law enforcement agencies announced arrests and forfeitures tied to the crackdown on the site.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The “changing technological landscape,” Barr said, gave some reason for skepticism of the broad immunity under the law as it is. Because of that, the companies find themselves invulnerable to lawsuits over such content, although they can be targeted over content that explicitly violates the law or constitutes criminal activity.

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JUNE 4, 2019

In May 2016, GAO found that the the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) could improve transparency and oversight to better safeguard privacy and had limited information on accuracy of its face recognition technology,” the GAO report said.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Department of Justice said it had indicted 36 people from around the globe tied to an internet identity theft ring. The newswire reported that law enforcement officials had so far nabbed 13 defendants in Australia, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Serbia and the United States. According to reports by Reuters Wednesday, the U.S.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As to both eviction and criminal records, the CFPB raises questions about the value of such records in predicting tenant behavior and discusses emerging trends by state and local jurisdictions to limit access to eviction records and restrict the use of criminal history information inn rental decisions.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The three convicted criminals — all from Romania — will be deported once they’re released from prison. Europol recognized law enforcement from around the world in helping with the investigation that led to these arrests. The arrests were the result of an investigation launched with Europol support at the beginning of 2016.

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JANUARY 5, 2018

4) the fine for violations of the New York Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering laws. DFS will not tolerate unlawful activity that undermines anti-money laundering laws and endangers the integrity of our financial system.”. According to a press release , Financial Services Superintendent Maria T.

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JULY 11, 2016

Only through a coordinated approach at the global level between industry and law enforcement can we successfully track down the criminal networks behind such large-scale frauds and bring them to justice.”

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MARCH 7, 2016

Apple, the beloved creator of such devices as the iPod, the iPad and, of course, the game-changing iPhone, has come under scrutiny lately from, of all places, law enforcement agencies. As Reuters recently reported, several groups representing various law enforcement agencies told a judge overseeing Apple’s ongoing battle with the U.S.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Takeaway 2 Criminals turn their illicit gains into usable tender, most commonly through trade-based money laundering (TBML). Criminals need to turn their illicit gains into usable tender, and they do so through the U.S. law enforcement agencies believe there has been an increase in TBML activity attributable, in part, to U.S.

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MARCH 23, 2016

The Justice Department said on Tuesday (March 22) that it has charged three Syrian nationals — each of them identified as being members (current or former) of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) — with counts of hacking and conspiracy. government and a number of international organizations, including media firms.

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MARCH 4, 2022

Synthetic ID fraud is growing quickly and hurts FIs and customers Knowing the schemes associated with synthetic identity fraud and how criminals avoid detection can help minimize losses. In this scheme, the criminals take months or even years to establish a good credit history with the synthetic identity. of Justice.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Justice Department (DOJ) with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency that was previously hacked by North Korean fraudsters, the DOJ said on Tuesday (March 3). Two Chinese nationals were charged by the U.S. According to the two-count indictment filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. Attorney Timothy J.

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MARCH 25, 2016

Department of Justice reported. In unsealing this indictment, the Department of Justice is sending a powerful message: that we will not allow any individual, group, or nation to sabotage American financial institutions or undermine the integrity of fair competition in the operation of the free market,” Attorney General Loretta Lynch said.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

We will continue to focus on these types of platforms to protect investors and ensure compliance with the securities laws.”. In the complaint, which was filed in federal district court in Manhattan, the SEC also charged BitFunder and Montroll with violations of the anti-fraud and registration provisions of the federal securities laws.

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JULY 15, 2016

In the latest salvo in the battle between consumer privacy and the government’s right to data as evidence in criminal cases, Microsoft won a major skirmish. Department of Justice and a victory for privacy advocates.” The unanimous 3-0 decision is a legal landmark, as Reuters noted, because it “is a defeat for the U.S.

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MARCH 9, 2020

To that end, PayPal said last month that it would team with law enforcement agencies, academics and experts to track how payments are used to traffic firearms illegally through the United States. Dr. Anthony Braga, director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern, is leading research efforts.

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MAY 9, 2016

Treasury and Justice departments also indicates that the groups would coordinate with local law enforcement in order to track money laundering and corruption activity. Gaps remain in our laws that allow bad actors to deliberately use U.S. This proposed legislation from the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in Seila Law. On remand, Seila Law argued that the appropriate remedy is for the Ninth Circuit to reverse the district court and deny the CFPB’s petition to enforce the CID. Last Thursday, on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Relying on U.S.

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JULY 3, 2018

Corrective Education Company (CEC), the firm that offers up the class, says the situation is a win for everyone: The shoplifter avoids a criminal record and learns that crime has costs. The retailer gets justice. The cops save time. This simply isn’t extortion,” Gant said. The program is voluntary.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 14, 2021

As of December 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) had filed at least 41 criminal complaints totaling approximately $62 million in fraudulent loans. According to both the SBA and the Secret Service, these initial criminal complaints are just the “tip of the iceberg”.

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JULY 21, 2017

“You got this one law enforcement.” AlphaBay, at the time the lights were rather forcibly switched off, was boasting 200,000 users and 40,000 vendors — making it about 10 times the size of Silk Road, according to the Justice Department. According to reports, 122 vendors had been advertising fentanyl on the site.

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MAY 25, 2016

million breaking into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, which Apple had declined to unlock, despite orders from the Justice Department. Callas’ appointment comes just weeks after the FBI spent $1.34

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Although it involves a civil asset forfeiture arising from the petitioner’s criminal conviction, the case could have implications for consumer financial services companies facing fines and penalties sought by State attorneys general and regulators. Indiana law allowed the court to impose a maximum fine of $10,000 for his crime.

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