Files of the Ministry of Justice to seize $ 225 million of encryption from the fraudsters


The Ministry of Justice stated yesterday that it had submitted a civil complaint to seize nearly 225.3 million dollars of cryptocurrencies related to investment fraud for encryption. In a press releaseThe Ministry of Justice said that it followed and targeted the accounts that were “part of the Blockchain money laundering network” that dispersed its funds taken from more than 400 suspected fraud victims.

75 -page complaint It was presented at the US boycott court for Colombia, putting more details about Nubia. Accordingly, the US Secret Service (USS) and Federal Investigation Office (FBI) linked to seven groups of the distinctive symbols of Tether Stablecoin. Fraud decreased in light of what is usually known as “pig slaughtering”: a form of fraud on long confidence that aims to deceive the victims-sometimes with a fake romantic relationship-to what they believe is a profitable investment opportunity for encryption, and then disappears with the money. Pigs slaughtering often Workers’ movement Those who communicate directly with the victims to Southeast Asian countries, something the Ministry of Justice claims this ring.

The Ministry of Justice says that Tether and Crypto Exchange first alerted the application of the law in 2023 to a series of accounts that they believe help wash the currency that was washed by fraud through a vast and complex network of transactions. Among the alleged victims is Shan Hans (referred to in this complaint in the name of SH), the former President of Hartland Bank, who was sentenced 24 years in prison For embezzlement of tens of millions of dollars to invest in one of the most famous The most destructive Pigs slaughtering pigs. The complaint recounts a number of other victims who lost thousands or millions of dollars who believed that they were investing (and did not commit their own crimes). FBI report The press statement was killed by the total that caused the fraud in the investment of $ 5.8 billion in the amount of losses reported in 2024.

The Ministry of Justice says that the money that has been recovered from this seizure will be placed towards returning the money to the well -known victims of the deceptions. the Warm The Trump administration had previously mentioned the money that was not sent to the victims could be used to finance Cleated currency reserves in the United States.

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