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Sam Bankman-Fried’s jets are subject to forfeiture, says prosecution

Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried’s two multimillion-dollar luxury jets are now subject to forfeiture, according to a filing from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on Oct. 4. The document states the possibility of forfeiture comes as a result of the “offenses described in Counts One through Four and Seven of Indictment

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FTX founder’s plea for temporary release should be denied, prosecution says

The United States government sent a letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan on Sept. 27 stating that it opposes the motion by Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and his representation for temporary release from jail before his Oct. 3 trial. The judge is scheduled to hear arguments from both sides later today.In its

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Crypto entrepreneur faces potential prosecution in Israel related to $290M scam: Report

Police in Israel have reportedly accused entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg of defrauding users out of roughly $290 million through scams involving crypto projects.According to an Aug. 23 report from The Times of Israel, the national police force recommended to prosecutors that Hogeg be charged with fraud, theft, money laundering and sex

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Judge blocks Bankman-Fried’s attempt to obtain key documents in fraud prosecution: Report

Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of FTX, has been denied his request to obtain documents from a Silicon Valley law firm, Fenwick & West LLP, as part of his defense strategy in his ongoing federal fraud case, Bloomberg reported. Bankman-Fried had hoped to use thes documents to support his claim that

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Former SEC chief warns influencers about prosecution for crypto price manipulation

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pursuing crypto influencers who have promoted scam projects and are found to be manipulating the prices of certain tokens via social media. Former SEC chief John Reed Stark took to Twitter to warn crypto influencers to be ready to face prosecution.Attention

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China’s Top Prosecution Agency Warns NFT Users of Possible Economic Exploitation via Price Manipulation

Coinspeaker China’s Top Prosecution Agency Warns NFT Users of Possible Economic Exploitation via Price Manipulation The Chinese government has pushed the country to digital economy adoption post-Covid-19 global pandemic. The country has significantly rolled out the digital yuan in anticipation to widen the adoption of its currency as a global reserve. The

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Gemini, Bithumb, Nexo are fresh targets for regulation and prosecution

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission charged cryptocurrency lending firm Genesis Global Capital and crypto exchange Gemini with selling unregistered securities through Gemini’s “Earn” program. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission started the process of getting a default judgment in its case against Ooki DAO after the decentralized autonomous organization

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