money laundering
Epoch Times CFO charged over staggering $67M money laundering scheme using prepaid debit cards
Justice Department officials said the alleged scheme increased Epoch Times' revenue by nearly 400% in just a year -- from $15 million to $62 million.
Crypto investor dubbed 'Bitcoin Jesus' cheated US out of $48M in taxes: feds
Roger Ver was arrested in Spain over the weekend, according to the Justice Department. The US will seek his extradition.
'World's sexiest albino' accused of creating bogus BLM charity to swipe nearly $500K to buy lavish home, guns facing fraud trial
Page's largest purchase using the donated funds was a home and an adjacent vacant lot in a residential neighborhood of Toledo, Ohio, valued at approximately $112,000 in August.
Shohei Ohtani may have to worry about money laundering questions: Ex-federal prosecutor
"You have to wonder: How did they get the facts wrong?"
Exec at prestigious LI school convicted of stealing $8M for five Fire Island getaways, limos and a muscle car
David Ostrove, 52, the former chief financial officer and technical officer at the Schechter School of Long Island, raided the private K-12 academy's bank account for nearly 10 years before...
Colombo underboss 'The Claw' catches break after attorneys argue he's too old, sick for long jail sentence
A reputed Colombo Crime Family underboss caught a break from a Brooklyn federal judge Monday — after his attorneys argued that he’s too old and sick to receive a lengthy...
Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao temporarily blocked from leaving US after guilty plea
Zhao will be required to stay in the US until the Seattle court considers whether he should remain through his sentencing hearing in February, or if he should be allowed...
Ex-Binance CEO urges judge to allow him to leave US before sentencing
Zhao stepped down as CEO of Binance after pleading guilty to willfully causing the global cryptocurrency exchange to fail to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program.
Binance users yank nearly $1B from crypto exchange after CEO steps down, facing prison
The deal, which will see Binance pay $4.3 billion to US authorities to settle the years-long illicit finance probe, has raised questions over the future of the world's largest crypto exchange and...
Thieves steal 2 million dimes from tractor trailer and only manage to launder $5K before bust
Four men have been charged for allegedly swiping $234,500 in dimes from a tractor-trailer -- the latest in a slew of oddball heists in which the crew has been accused...
Disgraced ex-Goldman banker who looted 1MDB fund back in Malaysia to help recover assets
Ng, a Malaysian, was convicted by a U.S. District Court jury in Brooklyn last year and sentenced in March to 10 years in prison.
World's second-richest man, Bernard Arnault, being probed for money-laundering
A French newspaper reported that a preliminary investigation had been launched last year into transactions involving Arnault and Nikolai Sarkisov.
'Princess of Uzbekistan' accused of running international crime org, laundering millions of dollars
Gulnara Karimova, 51, who is currently imprisoned in Tashkent -- the Uzbekistan capital -- has been accused by Swiss authorities of running a crime organization called "The Office."
Bitfinex hacker, rapper wife plead guilty in $4.5B crypto laundering scheme
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said at the time the $3.6 billion in assets recovered was the biggest financial seizure in Justice Department history.
Colombian president's son arrested in money laundering probe
Nicolas Petro, son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, has been arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering and illicit enrichment, the attorney general's office said early on Saturday.
Former member of Israel Defense Forces emerges as new primary challenger to Lying Rep. George Santos
Rep. George Santos is facing a new primary challenger as the field of aspirants looking to replace the scandal-scarred pol continues to grow.
'Bitcoin Bonnie & Clyde' to plead guilty for alleged $4.5B cryptocurrency laundering scheme
A new court filing hints that Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, who were charged with laundering $4.5 billion in hacked bitcoin back in 2016, appear to be gearing up to...
Hunter's dodge: Biden son WON'T be charged with money laundering, bribery or trafficking in 'slap on the wrist' plea deal
Hunter Biden appears to have ducked other possible charges — including money laundering, bribery and human trafficking — as part of a plea agreement he entered into with federal prosecutors...
Inside Ireland's 'Dapper Don' Christy Kinahan and his alleged $1B drug empire that 'feuded' with Conor McGregor
How a Dublin taxi driver became Ireland's most-feared criminal mastermind is detailed in a new podcast, "The Kinahans." The clan are wanted by the State Dept. and had a rumored...
Couple drugged ailing Malibu doctor for a year to take over his beachfront home, steal millions: report
The devious duo -- who were indicted in February -- allegedly embezzled nearly $3 million from Sawusch and tried to steal another $20 million after his 2018 death.