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Crypto
Former California deputy pleads guilty to role in extortion scheme of crypto ‘godfather’ – The Mercury News
A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy and helicopter pilot pleaded guilty Monday, Sept. 29, to federal conspiracy charges…
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Nigerian man sentenced to six years in prison in crypto romance scheme with Colorado widow
A Nigerian national living in Minnesota has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison — and ordered to pay…
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Politics
Kawhi Leonard Accused of Receiving $48M in ‘No-Show Job’ From Clippers Owner Steve Ballmer in Salary Cap Scheme
The NBA has launched an investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers following allegations that owner Steve Ballmer orchestrated a complex…
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Hacker who breached 5,000 accounts to mine crypto arrested — 7-year cryptojacking scheme incurs $4.5 million in damages
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Con man who defrauded over 200 people in $24.5M Ponzi scheme sentenced to 18 years
A man was sentenced to 18 years in jail in New York for running a $24.5 million Ponzi scheme in…
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Politics
Is Elon Musk’s $1M Sweepstakes Scheme Election Interference?
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty A hearing was held Thursday morning, Oct. 31, to examine the legality of Elon…
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Epoch Times CFO Bill Guan Charged With $67M Fraud Scheme Involving Crypto Platform
“Under Guan’s management, members of the team and others used cryptocurrency to knowingly purchase tens of millions of dollars in…
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Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ and Associate Arrested, Charged With Fraud in Alleged $30M Ponzi Scheme
Two Canadian men have been arrested and charged with fraud for allegedly swindling investors out of $40 million CAD –…
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HyperVerse’s Alleged Ponzi Scheme Raked in Nearly $2B, Hired Actor as Fake CEO
The SEC lawsuit alleges that Sam Lee, an Australian founder who lives in the United Arab Emirates, and Brenda “Bitcoin…
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Crypto
Is Ethereum Layer 2 Blast a Ponzi Scheme?
The caveat is that staked assets can’t be withdrawn until the Blast bridge goes live in February. In the meantime,…
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