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FBI Director Kash Patel says AI now helps the bureau triage tips, track threats, and fight violent crime amid rising crypto scams.
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California man gets 78 months in prison for a $250M crypto theft ring that used social engineering, laundering and hardware wallet raids.
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An FBI-led global enforcement effort targeting crypto pig butchering schemes has led to the arrest of 276 suspects and the disruption of nine crypto scam centers tied to investment fraud operations. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the operation…
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel told the Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas on April 27 that Bitcoin developers who write code without knowingly helping third parties commit crimes will not be investigated or charged,…
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FBI says Xu Zewei was extradited over alleged COVID research hacks as Kash Patel files a $250 million defamation lawsuit.
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Apple fixed an iPhone bug that kept deleted Signal notification previews on devices, later recovered by FBI investigators in court filings.
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FBI Director Kash Patel Files $250 Million Defamation Suit Against The Atlantic Over Drinking Report
Kash Patel news broke Monday as the FBI Director filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick in US District Court in Washington, alleging the magazine published “false and obviously fabricated allegations” in a story…
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The FBI has issued a warning about a fake token on the Tron blockchain that is impersonating the agency to trick users in a crypto phishing scam. FBI’s New York Field Office issued a message on Thursday warning that scammers…
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A U.S. government contractor accused of stealing more than $46 million in crypto from the U.S. Marshals Service has been arrested in Saint Martin following a joint international law enforcement operation, according to the FBI. John Daghita captured in a…
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Stephanie Talamantez, former FBI Special Agent and now Senior Managing Director at Guidepost Solutions, shares her insights on the latest crypto fraud trends, how illicit funds are traced, compliance gaps and more.
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On Oct. 14, 2025, the Department of Justice reported that it had forfeited 127,271 bitcoins from a Cambodia-based scam operation. Soon after, some of the crypto influencers claimed that the U.S. is now holding 325,000 or 327,000 BTC. Are these…
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FBI investigators say a disturbing new fraud tactic is spreading: con artists posing as attorneys are cold-contacting crypto scam victims, promising fund recovery before stealing even more. The scheme preys on desperation with alarming sophistication. In an alert issued August…
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FBI has finally dropped investigation into Kraken's Jesse Powell, over disputes with his non-profit.
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Investment scams involving crypto accounted for more than 50% of all reported crypto losses in 2024, according to the FBI’s latest report. Cybercrime involving cryptocurrencies hit record highs in 2024, with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reporting $16.6 billion…
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CLS Global, a crypto market maker registered in the United Arab Emirates, has been hit with a $428,000 fine for wash trading of the FBI’s bait token NexFundAI. On April 2, a federal court in Boston sentenced CLS Global on…
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A federal jury has convicted Rowland Marcus Andrade, the founder and CEO of AML Bitcoin, of wire fraud and money laundering related to the fraudulent marketing and sale of the cryptocurrency. The verdict was reached after a five-week trial in…
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