US probes how $372 million vanished in hack hours after FTX bankruptcy

Federal prosecutors are investigating an alleged cybercrime that drained more than $370 million out of FTX just hours after the cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy last month. The Department of Justice has launched a criminal probe into the stolen assets that is separate from the fraud case against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, according to a…

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Sam Bankman-Fried directed to executives to hide $8 billion in liabilities

The case of “where did the money go” is beginning to unravel for crypto exchange FTX. On November 11, the exchange’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for FTX and about 130 of its affiliated companies. The decision came after a scurry of withdrawals left the exchange illiquid. On Wednesday, Bankman-Fried arrived…

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Divers search Berlin’s Landwehr Canal for missing jewels from $120M ‘Green Vault’ heist

Police divers scoured a Berlin canal Sunday in the hunt for priceless 18th-century jewels still missing from the 2019 looting of Dresden’s famous “Green Vault.” The cops’ search of the Landwehr Canal comes about a week after German authorities announced they had recovered the majority of jewels stolen in the infamous $120 million heist at…

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Hertz probed over allegations it rented recalled cars

US auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they are investigating if Hertz rented unrepaired recalled vehicles to customers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing made public on Tuesday it was in receipt of information that indicates “Hertz rented vehicles to customers without having performed required recall repairs.” NHTSA said it had opened an “audit query to…

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Murdered Casino Boss Ran Gambling, Money Laundering Network Via Malta

Turkish police investigating the murder of Northern Cypriot casino owner and crime boss Halil Falyalı have uncovered 15 Malta-based betting sites linked to the deceased’s criminal network. The websites illegally offered betting to Turkish citizens and laundered money through a Malta-based crypto exchange, authorities said. Some 11 companies were involved in transferring the proceeds of…

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Family of billionaire couple Barry and Honey Sherman found strangled beside swimming pool in 2017 offer $35 million reward

The family of Toronto billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman, who were found murdered in their mansion five years ago this December, are upping the reward money in the hope of catching the killer from $10 million to $35 million. Sherman, who founded generic drugmaker Apotex Inc in 1974., and his wife, Honey, were found dead…

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