Crime

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI have issued urgent warnings to the public regarding a surge in cryptocurrency-linked romance scams ahead of Valentine’s Day 2026. Law enforcement agencies report that "pig butchering" schemes, where criminals...

Cryptocurrency transactions linked to suspected human trafficking networks surged 85% year over year in 2025, according to a new report from Chainalysis, which warns that digital assets are increasingly embedded in illicit operations across Southeast Asia. In the next...

Ramil Ventura Palafox, the founder and chief executive of Praetorian Group International (PGI), has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for orchestrating a massive bitcoin Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 90,000 investors worldwide. The sentence was...

Israeli security agencies have arrested and indicted a military reservist and a civilian for allegedly exploiting classified military information to place lucrative bets on the prediction market Polymarket tied to potential military action against Iran, authorities said on Thursday. ...

Paxful Holdings Inc. was sentenced on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, to a $4 million criminal penalty for Travel Act violations and failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program.  The DOJ reported the P2P platform knowingly facilitated illegal...

A Bitcoin wallet address associated with the alleged $6 million ransom demand for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, recorded its first transaction late Tuesday.  The movement of approximately $152 (0.0022 BTC) occurred nearly...

Braden John Karony, the former CEO of digital asset company SafeMoon US LLC, was sentenced to 100 months in prison on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, for his role in a massive cryptocurrency fraud scheme.  United States District Judge Eric...

A federal court in California has sentenced Daren Li, a 42-year-old dual citizen of China and St. Kitts and Nevis, to 20 years in prison for his lead role in a massive $73 million cryptocurrency money laundering syndicate.  The...

Security researchers have uncovered a coordinated supply chain attack targeting ClawHub, the official plugin marketplace of the open-source AI agent project OpenClaw, raising fresh concerns about security gaps across emerging Web3 developer ecosystems. According to the blockchain security firm...

Former Cook County judge Patricia Martin has been sentenced to four years of probation after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $250,000 from a 96-year-old Tuskegee Airman to fund her cryptocurrency investments. Martin, who previously presided over Chicago’s child protection...