The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced the seizure of over $61 million in USDT linked to a large-scale cryptocurrency investment scam network known as a "pig butchering" scheme. The statement said that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) tracked the flow of victims' funds, identifying multiple cryptocurrency wallet addresses suspected of being used for money laundering, and seizing and confiscating accounts still holding substantial balances. Court documents show that scammers gained trust by establishing fake romantic relationships, then lured victims to participate in fake high-yield cryptocurrency investment platforms, imposing additional "taxes" or restrictions on withdrawals. Prosecutors stated that this case is one of several recent cryptocurrency asset seizures. In January of this year, the U.S. Department of Justice also announced the seizure of approximately $400 million in assets related to the dark web cryptocurrency mixing platform Helix. (The Block)