Ian Freeman outside of the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, in April 2023. NBC 10 Boston A New Hampshire libertarian activist and radio show host convicted of using bitcoin to launder tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from romance scams and internet fraud was ordered to pay more than $3.5 million in restitution … Read more
US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen speaks with the press after a tour with staff through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) office in Vienna, Virginia, on January 8, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The Treasury Department’s corruption watchdog on Tuesday issued new proposed regulations that would extend major pieces of … Read more
Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters The criminal sentencing of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao on a money laundering rule charge has been postponed until April 30, according to … Read more
Michael Shvartsman, hides from journalists using an umbrella after exiting Federal Court, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in New York. John Minchillo | AP A man already charged with insider trading related to a shell company’s planned merger with Donald Trump’s social media firm was hit with a new money laundering count in Manhattan federal court. … Read more
A deactivated Titan II nuclear ICMB is seen in a silo at the Titan Missile Museum on May 12, 2015 in Green Valley, Arizona. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Federal prosecutors charged an engineer who worked at a Los Angeles-area company with stealing trade secret technologies developed for use by the U.S. government … Read more
Former President Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity from prosecution on criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, a federal appeals court unanimously ruled Tuesday. “We cannot accept that the office of the Presidency places its former occupants above the law for all time thereafter,” a three-judge panel wrote in … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters, as he departs for his second civil trial after E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her decades ago, outside a Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., January 26, 2024. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters A judge on Friday indefinitely postponed the … Read more
The collapse of FTX has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency industry. The price of bitcoin and other major digital coins have fallen sharply as problems at FTX emerged. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Three people were indicted for an identity-theft conspiracy that allegedly included the $400 million hack in late 2022 of doomed … Read more
Philanthropist Philip Esformes attends the 15th annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on August 7, 2015 in Century City, California. Tiffany Rose | Getty Images Convicted Medicare fraudster Philip Esformes has reached a plea deal that could resolve a long-running, complicated criminal case that has included his 20-year … Read more
Deutsche Bank on Thursday smashed fourth-quarter earnings expectations, reporting net profit of 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion) and announcing a further 1.6 billion euros in shareholder returns for 2024. The quarterly net profit figure marked an almost 30% fall from the same quarter a year ago but was significantly higher than the 785.61 million euros … Read more
