{"id":6739,"date":"2025-06-19T14:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baiwp.com\/?p=6739"},"modified":"2025-06-19T14:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:35:39","slug":"us-doj-seeks-to-forfeit-225-million-in-crypto-from-global-scam-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baiwp.com\/de\/us-doj-seeks-to-forfeit-225-million-in-crypto-from-global-scam-network\/","title":{"rendered":"US DOJ seeks to forfeit $225 million in crypto from global scam network"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Officials stated that one of the goals of the forfeiture is to eventually return the funds to the victims.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.cryptobriefing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/18132642\/4675c7bc-5384-4eac-a6da-70f83e5d5187-400x210.jpg\" alt=\"US DOJ seeks to forfeit $225 million in crypto from global scam network\" title=\"4675c7bc-5384-4eac-a6da-70f83e5d5187.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The US DOJ filed a civil forfeiture case to seize $225.3 million from crypto related scams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This seizure is the largest in US Secret Service history, involving over 400 victims worldwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking court approval to forfeit approximately $225 million in USDT held across numerous addresses allegedly connected to a global criminal operation targeting US and foreign victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a civil forfeiture&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/media\/1403996\/dl?inline\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complaint<\/a>&nbsp;filed on June 18, criminals operating overseas, along with their associates and co-conspirators, allegedly stole funds from over 430 suspected victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The illicit proceeds were laundered through a complex web of crypto wallets, including accounts on OKX, and blockchain transactions designed to obscure the origin of the funds and avoid detection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US Secret Service (USSS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiated the investigation after OKX and Tether reported a series of suspicious transactions believed to be tied to large-scale crypto fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These agencies employed blockchain analytics and other digital forensic tools to trace stolen assets across multiple addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investigators successfully identified and froze the digital assets, which are now in the custody of the US Marshals Service. The DOJ noted that one of the objectives of forfeiture is to ultimately return funds to defrauded victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cUnder my leadership, with the support of President Trump and Attorney General Bondi, the US Attorney\u2019s office for the District of Columbia is taking a leading role in the fight against crypto-confidence scams, partnering with law enforcement throughout the country to seize and forfeit stolen funds and rip them from the hands of foreign criminals, all with the eye toward making victims whole,\u201d said US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro in a Wednesday&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/largest-ever-seizure-funds-related-crypto-confidence-scams\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The $225 million seizure is so far the largest crypto seizure in USSS\u2019 history, according to Special Agent in Charge Shawn Bradstreet of the San Francisco Field Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s civil forfeiture complaint is the latest action taken by the Department to protect the American public from cryptocurrency investment scammers, and it will not be the last,\u201d said Matthew Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department\u2019s Criminal Division. \u201cThese schemes harm American victims, costing them billions of dollars every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials stated that one of the goals of the forfeiture is to eventually return the funds to the victims. 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