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Mexican Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Using Crypto To Launder $5,500,000 in Illicit Drug Money

A Mexican national has been sentenced to eight years and four months in prison as a major player in a…

June 27, 2025

Asian Crime Syndicates Tap Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Other Lenders To Launder Billions Siphoned in Pig Butchering Scams: Report

Reputable financial institutions have reportedly served as stations in the multistep money laundering process that transports funds from US scam…

June 27, 2025

TD Bank Employee Accepts Bribes To Open 140 Fraudulent Accounts for Unknown Individuals: U.S. Department of Justice

A former employee at a commercial bank in the US just pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to open more than…

June 27, 2025

Fake ‘Bank Courier’ Sends Ride-Share App Drivers To Pick Up Woman’s Credit Cards, Drains $43,687 From Her Accounts

A woman in British Columbia recently lost CA$60,000 after being targeted in an elaborate "bank courier" scam. In May, a…

June 26, 2025

Coinbase Assists U.S. Secret Service in Seizing $225,000,000 in Crypto Tied to 2023 Pig Butchering Scam

The American crypto exchange Coinbase helped law enforcement authorities seize millions worth of digital assets that were stolen through pig…

June 26, 2025

Mass Bank Fraud Scheme Taken Down After Woman Found With Suitcase Filled With Fake Driver’s Licenses, Credit Cards and IDs: DOJ

A North Carolina woman was sentenced to more than four years behind bars for carrying out an identity theft and…

June 26, 2025

Employee at Billion Dollar Bank Embezzles $44,000 From Customer Accounts Before Being Banned From Industry

An employee at a $23.8 billion bank embezzled $44,000 worth of customer money before getting slapped with an industry ban.…

June 25, 2025

Florida Duo Allegedly Steal $100,000,000 in Funding Meant To Support Americans With Special Needs and Disabilities: DOJ

Two Florida men are facing the possibility of multiple decades in prison after allegedly masterminding a fraudulent scheme to steal…

June 25, 2025

Bank of America, Netflix and Apple Customers Targeted by Widescale Google Search Scams: Report

Cybercriminals are reportedly engineering fraudulent search results to trick unsuspecting victims seeking tech support assistance. Jérôme Segura, the senior director…

June 24, 2025

Bank Fraud Crew Scheming To Steal $250,000 Using Counterfeit Checks Sentenced to Prison: Report

Nearly a dozen individuals have been charged for their role in a $250,000 organized check fraud and identity theft scheme.…

June 23, 2025