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The post DOJ indicts 19-year-old Canadian and Miami co-conspirator in $13 million crypto fraud scheme appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A federal grand jury in Miami has charged a 19-year-old Canadian national and his partner for running a cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering operation that stole more than $13 million from their victims. The charges were announced yesterday, May 11, after a lengthy investigation into their operations. According to the DOJ press release, one of the accused, Trenton Richard David Johnston, allegedly impersonated customer support representatives from major search engines and crypto companies to gain access to victims’ digital wallets and accounts. After gaining access, Johnston and unnamed co-conspirators transferred their assets to personal accounts. Canadian on expired visa implicated in $13M crypto scam The indictment named Johnston alongside 28-year-old Brandon Michael Tardibone, a resident of Miami. Prosecutors accused Tardibone of knowingly

The post Three Indicted Over ‘Brazen’ Crypto Wrench Attack Spree in California appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief Three Tennessee men were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping charges. The charges stem from an alleged cryptocurrency theft operation where conspirators forced victims at gunpoint to transfer millions in digital assets. One incident saw $6.5 million in cryptocurrency stolen at gunpoint, prosecutors said. Three Tennessee men have been federally indicted on robbery, kidnapping, and conspiracy charges related to an alleged multi-million dollar cryptocurrency theft operation targeting victims across California. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Elijah Armstrong, Nino Chindavanh, and Jayden Rucker traveled from Tennessee to California and posed as delivery persons to gain access to victims’ residences in San Francisco, San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Los Angeles. Prosecutors said the men used firearm

Federal prosecutors charged the trio with a multi-million dollar crypto theft scheme targeting victims across California.