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FBI Sting Reveals Bitcoin Scheme Behind Counterfeit Goods Network

Alan Joseph, a Lancaster, Massachusetts man, was convicted on Nov. 22 for running an unlicensed business that converted cash into bitcoin to aid criminal activities, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday. Between August 2020 and February 2021, Joseph conducted transactions, including a $25,000 cash-to-bitcoin exchange, for an undercover agent who claimed involvement […]

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