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Senators Tell DOJ to Investigate Binance for Potentially Lying to Lawmakers: Bloomberg

In a letter written to the U.S. Attorney General, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) alleged that crypto exchange Binance may have lied to lawmake...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jun 8, 2023 at 5:03 p.m. UTC

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U.S. Senators Tell DOJ to Investigate Binance for Potentially Lying to Lawmakers: Bloomberg

Two senate democrats, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, allege in a letter that the platform may have lied about Binance.US being an independent entity.

By Sandali Handagama

Jun 8, 2023 at 12:17 p.m. UTC

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U.S. Prosecutors Drop Extortion Charges Against Early Adviser to Ethereum Network

Lawyers for Steven Nerayoff say that, on the day of his arrest, their client was put in a van by the FBI, given a list of names and told to start turning over evidence on a lo...

By Cheyenne Ligon

May 15, 2023 at 7:14 p.m. UTC

May 15, 2023

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DOJ's Crypto Enforcement Director Vows Crackdown on Illicit Behavior on Exchanges: FT

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DOJ's Crypto Enforcement Director Vows Crackdown on Illicit Behavior on Exchanges: FT

Eun Young Choi, head of crypto enforcement at the Department of Justice (DOJ), has promised a crackdown on illicit behavior on trading platforms, according to the Financial Ti...

By CoinDesk Staff

May 15, 2023 at 2:25 p.m. UTC

May 15, 2023

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U.S. DOJ's Crypto Enforcement Director Promises Crackdown on Illicit Behavior on Exchanges: FT

Eun Young Choi said the DoJ is targeting crypto exchanges that allow "criminal actors to easily profit from their crimes and cash out,"

By Jamie Crawley

May 15, 2023 at 8:42 a.m. UTC

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What’s the Reality of Crypto in Crime?

The DOJ's Eun Young Choi said the agency is constantly finding crypto connections in its criminal investigations. But how deep does the problem go and how much should we blame...

By Daniel Kuhn

May 11, 2023 at 5:57 p.m. UTC

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Steptoe Partner Discusses Legal Overreach From Government on Crypto Industry

Steptoe Partner Jason Weinstein discusses at Consensus 2023, examples of overreach from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other government agencies against the crypto indust...

By CoinDesk Staff

Apr 28, 2023 at 10:40 p.m. UTC

Apr 28, 2023

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Leader of Miami Trio Pleads Guilty to $4M Bank, Crypto Fraud Charges

The U.S. Department of Justice last year charged three members of a Miami crew in a crypto-related scheme from 2020.

By Sandali Handagama

Apr 26, 2023 at 5:03 p.m. UTC

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Do Kwon Now Faces Criminal Fraud Charges From U.S. Prosecutors

Federal prosecutors filed criminal fraud charges against the Terraform Labs founder, who already faced civil charges in the U.S. and was arrested earlier Thursday.

By Nikhilesh De

Mar 23, 2023 at 9:41 p.m. UTC

Mar 23, 2023

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