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CFTC Charges Man With Fraud in ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Romance Scam

The action, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleges that Cunwen Zhu, a California businessman, tricked at least 29 customers out of more than $1.3 million allocated for digital asset commodity and forex trading through his company, Justby International Auctions, between April 2021 and

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US Justice Department Seizes Cryptocurrency Worth $112 Million in ‘Pig Butchering’ Crackdown – Regulation Bitcoin News

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has seized cryptocurrency worth over $112 million linked to fraudulent investment schemes known as “pig butchering.” According to court documents, the seized crypto accounts were allegedly “used to launder proceeds of various cryptocurrency confidence scams,” the Justice Department said. $112 Million in Crypto

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