#Law Enforcement

Latest news and reviews of events related to law enforcement actions in the cryptocurrency market: investigations, arrests, seizures, and criminal searches.

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ForkLog 8 05.03.2021

Two Uzbek citizens detained during bitcoin sale in Tashkent

Two Uzbek citizens were detained in Tashkent during a bitcoin sale transaction. Local media report, citing the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office.

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ForkLog 13 22.02.2021

Sydney man arrested over $4.3 million Bitcoin laundering

Australian authorities charged a Sydney man suspected of money laundering via Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency. This is stated in a press release from the New South Wales Police.

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ForkLog 14 12.02.2021

Ukrainian Woman Suspected of Bitcoin Theft Worth $111,000

Kyiv prosecutors suspect a local resident of fraud and misappropriation of bitcoins worth about 3 million hryvnias ($111 000). This was reported on the Prosecutor General's site.

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ForkLog 31 10.02.2021

Europol outlines arrests in SIM-swapping operation that netted over $100m in cryptocurrency

In an international operation, law enforcement officers arrested ten suspects in the theft of more than $100 million in cryptocurrency via SIM-swapping.

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ForkLog 8 28.01.2021

Law enforcement dismantles the ‘world’s most dangerous’ Emotet botnet

With joint efforts by the authorities of the Netherlands, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Lithuania, Canada and Ukraine, Europol said the Emotet botnet has been dismantled. It was described as the world's most dangerous malware.

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ForkLog 25 27.01.2021

Moscow investor backs software for a Bitcoin exchange, only to find it posted online

The head of one of Moscow-based companies funded the development of software for a cryptocurrency exchange. However, the software was later posted online, and the rights to the product belong to a foreign firm. This was reported by TASS citing a source in law enforcement.

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ForkLog 8 14.01.2021

Khakassia resident defrauded of 500,000 rubles in cryptocurrency-earnings scheme

A resident of Chernogorsk fell victim to criminals who promised earnings from cryptocurrency trading. This was reported by the Khakassia Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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ForkLog 29 13.01.2021

Owner of RG Coins Bitcoin exchange sentenced to ten years in prison for money laundering through cryptocurrencies

A U.S. court found the owner of the RG Coins cryptocurrency exchange, Rossen Iosifov, guilty of money laundering and involvement in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme targeting U.S. residents.

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ForkLog 16 12.01.2021

Germany shuts down the world’s largest darknet marketplace, DarkMarket

German authorities reported the successful operation to dismantle the darknet marketplace DarkMarket. It was described as the world's largest darknet marketplace.

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ForkLog 16 17.12.2020

23 Suspects Detained in Spain Over Laundering Funds Linked to the ‘Russian Mafia’

Spanish police, together with Europol, detained suspects in laundering funds of the 'Russian mafia'. During searches, in addition to €300,000 in cash, diamonds and cars, law enforcement found cryptocurrency wallets, reported on the Spanish Police website.

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ForkLog 11 15.12.2020

In Ukraine, a network of call centres laundered more than 42 million hryvnias in cryptocurrency

Kharkiv police uncovered a group of criminals posing as bank employees who stole money from citizens' accounts, according to the department's press service.

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ForkLog 23 15.12.2020

Finland, with Europol’s help, closes the Sipulimarket darknet market

Finland's customs service closed the large darknet marketplace Sipulimarket—the only illegal platform for selling drugs in Finnish on the Tor network.

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