Retired Brazilian midfielder Anderson is one of eight people alleged to have been involved in a R$35 million ($6.5 million) money laundering operation.
Larry Dean Harmon, the CEO of darknet bitcoin mixing service Helix, pled guilty Wednesday in D.C. District Court.
Much like the deranged lead of "Censor," financial regulators are deluding themselves that centralized control will lead to a crime-free utopia.
The Brazilian judiciary authorized freezing accounts and taking assets from two individuals and 17 companies.
Crypto-asset service providers would be obliged to collect and disclose data concerning originators and beneficiaries of transfers.
Fourteen were referred for prosecution, 15 were fined and four remain under investigation.
The seizure was made based on intel regarding the transfer of criminal assets, a statement from the police read.
Chinese police have arrested over 1,000 people on money-laundering charges, alleging they used cryptocurrency to help them evade the law. This is the fifth round of a nationwide crackdown on money laundering activities related to telecom fraud in China, dubbed “Card Breaking Operation,” according to a statement released by the Ministry of Public Security on […]
The feds arrested the alleged operator of bitcoin mixing service Bitcoin Fog last week. But where’d they get the information to indict him?
Roman Sterlingov faces three charges: unlicensed money transmission, money laundering and money laundering without a license.
Tal Prihar admitted to taking bitcoin payments from darknet marketplaces in exchange for referral links.
An exchange spokesperson said the new anti-money laundering regime would make it too tough to continue operating.
According to the indictment, Sky Global sells encryption devices to criminal organizations to facilitate activities such as drug trafficking.
The man was arrested in his car, where police found $1 million in cash, cocaine and electronic devices.
During a 28-month period, Hugo Mejia illegally exchanged millions of dollars in bitcoin while attempting to hide his activity.