#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 10 15.02.2022

Heather Morgan, linked to Bitfinex-hacked assets, released on $3 million bond

The District of Columbia court released Heather Morgan on a $3 million bond, accused of laundering assets stolen from the Bitfinex bitcoin exchange. Her husband and co-defendant, Ilya Lichtenstein, remains in custody, according to CoinDesk.

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ForkLog 5 14.02.2022

UK tax authority seizes NFT in first VAT fraud case worth £1.4m

The UK tax authority HMRC has, for the first time, seized non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a probe into alleged VAT fraud worth £1.4m, according to the BBC.

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ForkLog 4 11.02.2022

FSB officers robbed a Saint Petersburg resident of cryptocurrency and cash

A 21-year-old resident of Saint Petersburg was the victim of an assault during which unknown attackers took half a million rubles in cash and cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 5 09.02.2022

Those linked to Bitfinex-stolen assets traced after AlphaBay closure

The 2017 closure of the dark web AlphaBay allowed authorities to access records of transfers of Bitfinex-stolen assets to accounts on other services, enabling links to the arrests of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan.

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ForkLog 9 09.02.2022

Ukrainian criminals siphon €1 million from Estonian residents, via cryptocurrency payments

Ukrainian Cyberpolice, together with Estonian law enforcement, identified suspects in the misappropriation of victims' funds under the guise of investments in the securities market. The perpetrators accepted payments in cryptocurrency, according to the Cyberpolice Department.

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ForkLog 4 12.01.2022

South African police launch investigation into possible fraud by Africrypt founders

South African authorities (SA) have begun investigating a number of criminal cases filed following investors' complaints against the bankrupt cryptocurrency platform Africrypt. Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 13 10.01.2022

Brazilian police arrest organizer of Mirror Trading International Bitcoin pyramid

The Brazilian military police arrested the founder and CEO of the Mirror Trading International cryptocurrency pyramid, Johann Steynberg, who had been sought by Interpol and the FBI in 2019.

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ForkLog 9 09.12.2021

Russia’s Investigative Committee chief proposes codifying cryptocurrency seizure in law

Cryptocurrencies must be recognised as property and a legislative framework for their confiscation implemented, said the head of Russia's Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin.

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ForkLog 5 07.12.2021

Ukrainian police seize equipment from illegal miners worth 4 million hryvnias

Law enforcement officers in the Dnipropetrovsk region uncovered a mining farm illegally connected to the power grid. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported this.

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ForkLog 10 23.11.2021

In Latvia, investigators have tracked down the suspect behind a scam crypto project that defrauded €500,000

Law enforcement in Latvia detained the suspect behind a fraudulent crypto project who fled with €500,000 from victims.

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ForkLog 9 17.11.2021

Co-founder of Bitcoin exchanges Coyote Crypto and EggChange remanded in custody

The Public Prosecutor's Office of North Holland confirmed the detention of the co-founder of the bitcoin exchanges Coyote Crypto and EggChange, Denis Dubnikov, at the United States' request.

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ForkLog 16 15.11.2021

Lawyer cites reason for detention of co-founder of Bitcoin-exchange group Coyote Crypto and EggChange

The 29-year-old co-founder of the group of bitcoin exchanges Coyote Crypto and EggChange, Denis Dubnikov, is suspected of laundering money for Ryuk ransomware operators.

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