#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 13 13.09.2021

Three SBU officers face charges over kidnapping of a businessman and extortion of 7 BTC

The State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine has established the involvement of three cyber department officers of the Security Service (SBU) in the kidnapping of a cryptocurrency trader and the theft of money from him.

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ForkLog 14 08.09.2021

Taiwan police arrest 14 suspects over $5.4 million cryptocurrency fraud

In Taiwan, 14 people were arrested on charges of money laundering, deceiving investors and cryptocurrency fraud totaling $5.4 million.

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ForkLog 6 06.09.2021

In Ukraine, a ‘fraudulent call centre’ laundered stolen funds through cryptocurrencies

Kharkiv law-enforcement authorities disrupted the activities of a group of criminals who gained access to victims' accounts by posing as employees of the state treasury and banks.

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ForkLog 6 01.09.2021

Two suspects detained in Irkutsk region over theft of ASIC miners

Authorities in the Priangarye region identified two suspects in the theft of Bitcoin-mining equipment.

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ForkLog 7 31.08.2021

Media: Co-founders of the Finiko pyramid scheme have been declared internationally wanted

The Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan granted the petitions for arrest in absentia of three Finiko pyramid co-founders — Marat and Edward Sabirov, and Zygmunt Zygmuntovich.

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ForkLog 7 30.08.2021

In Venezuela, a man is suspected of staging his own kidnapping to steal $1.15 million in Bitcoin

Venezuelan authorities are searching for a 23-year-old man who allegedly orchestrated his own kidnapping to steal bitcoins worth $1.15 million. This was reported on Instagram by Douglas Rico, head of the police department for scientific, criminal and forensic investigations.

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ForkLog 19 30.08.2021

Court denies bail to former Monero developer Riccardo ‘Fluffypony’ Spagni

A US court denied bail to former Monero lead developer Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni over flight risk.

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ForkLog 10 26.08.2021

Brazilian police seize $28.7 million in cryptocurrency in Kryptos operation

The Brazilian Federal Police seized cryptocurrency worth 150 million reais ($28.7 million) during Operation Kryptos, linked to an alleged pyramid scheme, CNN Brazil reports.

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ForkLog 9 12.08.2021

British police to return $22.2 million of cryptocurrency stolen in a scam

British authorities identified the perpetrators behind a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading and custody service who misappropriated users' funds. This was reported on the Greater Manchester Police site.

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ForkLog 29 04.08.2021

Lawyers for former Monero developer Riccardo Spagni explain arrest for failure to appear in court

The detention of former Monero lead developer Riccardo 'Fluffypony' Spagni is unfounded, according to his attorney Duncan Ouks.

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ForkLog 18 03.08.2021

Former Monero developer Ricardo Spagni arrested on fraud charges

U.S. law enforcement authorities have detained former Monero lead developer Ricardo "Fluffypony" Spagni. The arrest was carried out at the request of South African authorities, who accuse him of fraud. The case is not related to private cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 5 31.07.2021

Cryptocurrency mined on equipment at Polish police headquarters

Cryptocurrency was mined on the official equipment of the Polish Police Headquarters (KGP), Gazeta Wyborcza reports.

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