Money Laundering

In October, Ronald Spektor stole $6.5 million through a phishing scam posing as Coinbase Support. ZachXBT's investigation reveals untraced funds and possible accomplices, offering hope for new leads from victims or insiders. But currently the trail has run cold.

Prosecutors seek to seize Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm's assets as his trial, delayed to April, looms. Storm is raising funds for his defence, while crypto privacy advocates criticise the case as an attack on privacy technologies.

Heather Morgan, aka "Razzlekhan," received 18 months for laundering funds from the 2016 Bitfinex hack, while her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, got five years for stealing 119,754 BTC. The sentencing disparity sparks debate: is justice fairly applied or inconsistent?

A crypto expert and gang leader was assassinated in broad daylight under the hands of his own man at one of the busiest airports in the country.

The US DOJ has charged Maximiliano Pilipis, the operator of crypto exchange AurumXchange, with money laundering and tax offenses. Alongside laundering allegations, Pilipis faces charges for failing to file tax returns on income earned in 2019 and 2020.

根据台湾金管会2025年度预算书，继去年对4家虚拟资产服务提供商（VASP）进行洗钱防制专项检查后，金管会将在今年第四季度继续扩大行动，目标企业增至6家。

钱志敏是7年前天津蓝天格锐430亿元非法集资案的主犯，该案涉及12.6万中国投资者。她在伦敦法庭上对比特币洗钱指控拒不认罪。

The Bombay High Court granted bail to Simpy Bharadwaj, arrested in a Bitcoin fraud case, due to her gender and motherhood. Critics argue that bail should focus on the crime's severity and evidence, not personal factors, raising concerns about fairness.

A London man has denied charges of running an illegal cryptocurrency ATM business and laundering £300,000 without FCA authorisation. Currently out on bail, his next hearing is slated for 7 November.

The UNODC report highlights the growing use of cryptocurrency and AI by organised crime groups in Southeast Asia, emphasising the challenges governments face in containing the situation.