Last Updated on February 15, 2023 by Paganoto
The rise of the crypto cop – Vox
The rise of the crypto cop – Vox
As an agent on the IRS's cyber investigations team, Chris Janczewski led some of the government's biggest crypto busts, including the takedown of a major child exploitation site and the seizure of much of the $4.5 billion of bitcoin stolen during the 2016 Bitfinex hack.May 11, 2022
Stealing bitcoins with badges: How Silk Road's dirty cops got …
Stealing bitcoins with badges: How Silk Road's dirty cops got …
DEA Special Agent Carl Force wanted his money—real cash, not just numbers on a screen—and he wanted it fast. It was October 2013, and Force …
Ex-agent in Silk Road probe gets more prison time for bitcoin …
Ex-agent in Silk Road probe gets more prison time for bitcoin …
A former U.S. Secret Service agent sentenced to nearly six years in prison for stealing bitcoins during a probe into the online drug …
Silk Road: US agent jailed over bitcoin theft – BBC News
Silk Road: US agent jailed over bitcoin theft – BBC News
A former US Secret Service agent has been jailed for six years for stealing electronic currency while investigating the Silk Road online …
US undercover agent jailed for six years for Silk Road Bitcoin …
US undercover agent jailed for six years for Silk Road Bitcoin …
A former undercover policeman has been sentenced to six and half years in prison for stealing $700,000 of the virtual currency bitcoin.
Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in …
Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in …
According to court documents, Lichtenstein and Morgan allegedly conspired to launder the proceeds of 119,754 bitcoin that were stolen from …
DEA Agent Charged With Acting as a Paid Mole for Silk Road
DEA Agent Charged With Acting as a Paid Mole for Silk Road
Force allegedly took hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin payments from the Silk Road as part of his undercover investigation …
Florida Man Stole Almost $600K in Crypto While Setting Up …
Florida Man Stole Almost $600K in Crypto While Setting Up …
Police in Pinellas Park, Florida, arrested Aaron Daniel Motta, 27, after he allegedly stole a client’s Trezor hardware wallet and its password while …
How a Young Couple Failed to Launder Billions of Dollars in …
How a Young Couple Failed to Launder Billions of Dollars in …
In August, 2016, a hacker stole 119,754 bitcoin from a cryptocurrency exchange called Bitfinex. On Tuesday, in Manhattan, a young married …
Ex-Secret Service agent who stole $800000 in bitcoin newly …
Ex-Secret Service agent who stole $800000 in bitcoin newly …
Ulbricht believed the bitcoin had been stolen by a Silk Road employee, Curtis Green, who was in fact a state’s witness.
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