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Department of Justice prosecutors have agreed to temporarily restrict access to information in the Treasury Department's payment systems by staff at Musk's Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), after a group of union members and retirees sued the Treasury, alleging that giving DOGE access to the federal government's vast collection and payment system and the personal data stored therein violated federal privacy laws.
According to Cointelegraph, a Binance spokesperson said the latest development was a continuation of a legal investigation launched several years ago by French investigators: "Binance is deeply disappointed to learn that JUNALCO, the Paris branch of the French Public Prosecutor's Office, has decided to refer the case, which has been ongoing for several years, to the French judiciary for further investigation." Binance said: "While our policy is generally not to comment on legal proceedings, Bina...
On January 28, the European Justice Organization announced that it had successfully dismantled a transnational money laundering ring that used cryptocurrencies to transfer profits between criminal organizations. Investigations revealed that the gang had at least 52 members spread across Spain and Cyprus and carried out up to six money laundering transactions per week. The operation has led to the arrest of 23 suspects, the freezing of $28 million worth of cryptocurrencies and the seizure of arou...
According to the official announcement of the Department of Justice, Los Angeles police recently cracked a major cryptocurrency theft case. A man who called himself the "godfather of crypto" Adam Iza conspired with a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Eric Chase Saavedra to commit crimes against multiple victims through intimidation, extortion, and illegally obtaining search warrants. Saavedra uses his police officer's...
The Department of Justice announced money laundering charges against three Russian citizens for running U.S.-sanctioned cryptocurrency mixing services Blender and Sinbad, which were allegedly used by North Korean hackers to hide cryptocurrency proceeds from cybertheft. Two of the gang members were arrested last month, but the last one remains at large. Brent S. Wible, head of the Justice Department's criminal division, said the encryption mixers were used by state-sponsored hackers.
South Korea's parliament held a general meeting to pass the "impeachment case of Justice Minister Park Sung-jae" and the "impeachment case of Police Minister Cho Ji-ho".
The South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on the 9th that it would ban President Yoon Seok-yeok from leaving the country.
1. US President Joe Biden announced an amnesty for his son Hunter Biden on December 1. Biden has repeatedly said that he will not use executive power to pardon his son or reduce his punishment. Trump called Biden's pardon decision an "abuse of justice". 2. South Korean President Yoon Seok-yuk issued an emergency martial law on the evening of December 3. Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said that Yoon Seok-yuk's declaration of martial law violated the constitution. At 5 am on the 4th, the South Ko...
Trump will seek a Justice Department investigation into the 2020 election.
The Department of Justice announced the closure of PopeyeTools, an illegal cybercrime marketplace, and indicted three of its managers - Abdul Ghaffar and Abdul Sami in Pakistan, and Javed Mirza in Afghanistan. The three were charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud, illegally trade access devices, and sell illegal tools and data through websites, including stolen bank account info and payment card data. PopeyeTools Since...
