Long before Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Cryptocurrency Empire collapsed this month, it already was on the radar of federal prosecutors in Manhattan. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, led by Damian Williams, spent several months working on a sweeping examination of crypto currency platforms with US and offshore arms and had…
Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, on an 18-count indictment for their alleged involvement in a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering conspiracy, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, both 37, allegedly defrauded hundreds of thousands of victims through a multi-faceted scheme, wherein they induced them…
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The arrest of an Italian drug trafficker who was on Europol’s most wanted list is shrouded in mystery amid reports that he was captured and extradited from Syria. Bruno Carbone, who had been on the run since 2003, was the right-hand man of Raffaele Imperiale, a drug broker for the Naples’ Camorra mafia who was…
In the latest wave of antisemitism to hit the US-based diaspora, Jewish schools and community centers around the United States have received bomb threats, forcing closures throughout the country. At Jewish day schools in Texas and Pennsylvania, bomb threats were made to these institutions, forcing them to evacuate for student safety. This follows a consistent…
The Department of Justice has launched an antitrust investigation into the owner of Ticketmaster after its sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets devolved into utter chaos this week. The investigation will focus on whether Live Nation Entertainment abused its dominance over the multibillion dollar live music industry. The investigation predates even the botched launch of…
Israel Police’s investigation into the sexual assault and rape allegations made against Rabbi Zvi Thau will be moved to Lahav 433, the National Crime Unit, as police prepare to take statements from other senior rabbis, KAN News reported on Thursday evening. According to KAN, several rabbis who are “familiar” with the accusations have agreed to…
An account hijacking and bribery scam at Meta has led to the firing or discipline of more than a dozen employees or contractors over the last year, The Wall Street Journal reported. Workers were allegedly accepting thousands of dollars in bribes from hackers to gain access to accounts on Facebook or Instagram. Among the fired…
There are several barometers indicating just how much trouble FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing after incinerating billions of dollars of client money — his company’s balance sheet from hell, the deeply sketchy-sounding back channel for moving his customers’ funds around, the reported SEC and Bahamian probes. But the best measurement might just be his…
A special investigative team has been established to probe sexual abuse allegations against Rabbi Zvi Tau, the Israel Police said Sunday. Multiple women have accused Tau of sexual abuse and rape dating back decades, with two going public so far. One woman, Nechama Te’ena, went public in August, but her allegations were largely ignored at…