U.S. authorities seize $24 million in cryptocurrency from alleged organiser of Brazil-based fraud scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice has seized $24 million in cryptocurrency from an alleged organiser of a fraud scheme in Brazil. This, говорится in a department press release.

The seizure was carried out at the request of Brazilian authorities under a mutual legal assistance treaty. According to law enforcement officials, Marcos Antonio Fagundes ran the fraud scheme: investors were invited to put their funds into cryptocurrencies.

Earlier in August, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a cryptocurrency-forfeiture action tied to 280 accounts. The department says they are linked to attacks carried out by North Korean hackers.

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