In a landmark move against cryptocurrency-related crime, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized over $225 million in digital assets linked to one of the largest investment scam operations ever investigated. The crackdown, which targeted a sophisticated form of online fraud known as “pig butchering,” is being hailed as the largest crypto seizure in…
DOJ Unveils Major Crypto Crime Case The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on June 9 that Russian national Iurii Gugnin, currently residing in New York, has been charged with 22 federal offenses for allegedly laundering more than $530 million through cryptocurrency platforms. The DOJ accuses Gugnin of using his companies, Evita Investments Inc. and…
Global Cybercrime Network Disrupted as DOJ Moves to Return Funds to Victims In a major international law enforcement operation, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized over $24 million in cryptocurrency linked to Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, a Russian national alleged to be a key architect behind the Qakbot malware network. The DOJ announced the civil forfeiture complaint on May 22, intensifying its…
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