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Joint Investigation Disrupts Cryptocurrency Scam That Used Facebook Advertisements And Scam Websites, Recovering $140,000 And Freezing $300,000 In Stolen Funds

Date 18/06/2025

• Scammers Used Deceptive Facebook Ads to Lure Russian-Speaking New Yorkers into Investing with Fake Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms
• Over 100 Fraudulent Domains Seized; Some Victims Were Warned Early, Others to Be Made Whole

Treasury International Capital Data For April

Date 18/06/2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for April 2025. The next release, which will report on data for May 2025, is scheduled for July 17, 2025.

US Treasury Endorses New International Payments Standards, Supports FATF Reports On Countering Illicit Finance

Date 18/06/2025

On June 13, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded its joint plenary with the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL), the FATF-style regional body for Europe, in Strasbourg, France. The plenary agreed to release reports on proliferation financing sanctions evasion typologies and how terrorist groups like Hamas, Hizballah, and the Houthis raise and move funds. The body also found consensus on a revised payments standard, new publications on how countries around the world are regulating virtual assets to combat illicit finance, and a new mechanism to prevent the FATF standards from being misused to pressure civil society groups.

Joint Investigation Disrupts Cryptocurrency Scam That Used Facebook Advertisements And Scam Websites, Recovering $140,000 And Freezing $300,000 In Stolen Funds - Scammers Used Deceptive Facebook Ads To Lure Russian-Speaking New Yorkers Into Investing With Fake Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms - Over 100 Fraudulent Domains Seized; Some Victims Were Warned Early, Others To Be Made Whole

Date 18/06/2025

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York State Attorney General Letitia James and Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services Adrienne Harris, today announced that a multi-agency long-term investigation resulted in the disruption of a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scam that targeted members of the Russian community in Brooklyn and across the country.  Stolen cryptocurrency was sent to domain registrars as payment to create fake cryptocurrency investment domains and to Meta as payment for Facebook advertisements that promoted fraudulent cryptocurrency investment opportunities. After learning of the investigation, Meta shut down more than 700 accounts associated with the “Black Hat” advertiser promoting the scam. Court orders have led to the seizure of $140,000 worth of cryptocurrency, the freezing of approximately $300,000 worth of cryptocurrency, and the dismantling of a cluster of scam websites and registrar accounts.  

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 18/06/2025

Although swings in net exports have affected the data, recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. The unemployment rate remains low, and labor market conditions remain solid. Inflation remains somewhat elevated.

Federal Reserve Board And Federal Open Market Committee Release Economic Projections From The June 17-18 FOMC Meeting

Date 18/06/2025

The attached tables and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants in conjunction with the June 17-18 meeting.

New York Attorney General James Freezes $300,000 In Cryptocurrency Linked To Scammers Targeting New Yorkers - Scammers Used Deceptive Social Media Ads To Lure Russian-Speaking New Yorkers Into Investing With Fake Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms - Over 100 Fraudulent Domains Seized; Some Victims Were Warned Early, Others To Be Made Whole

Date 18/06/2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that her office took action to stop a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scam that targeted hundreds of Russian-speaking New Yorkers in Brooklyn and across the country. A joint investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, and the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), found that Vietnam-based scammers defrauded victims by luring them with deceptive social media ads in Russian that claimed big returns on cryptocurrency and other investments. The scammers convinced more than a hundred victims to purchase cryptocurrency and invest it into fake trading platforms, then stole the victims’ assets and disappeared. After learning of the investigation, Meta shut down more than 700 accounts associated with an advertiser promoting the scam. The OAG secured a court order freezing $300,000 worth of cryptocurrency linked to the scammers, and the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office seized an additional $140,000 worth of cryptocurrency. 

Keynote Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson At RegHub Summit London 2025: The Future Of Finance: Enabling AI Tools To Enhance Compliance And Surveillance

Date 18/06/2025

Good morning. Thank you for the kind invitation to deliver keynote opening remarks at the RegHub Summit and to join TradingHub Executive Chair Neil Walker for a fireside chat. I appreciate that you have historically had the pleasure of hearing from the most senior regulators in our industry including our immediate past Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman, Russ Behnam; President and CEO of the National Futures Association, Tom Sexton; and a recent past Director of Enforcement, Ian McGinley.

Moscow Exchange: Maintenance On T1 Securities And FX Test Environment

Date 18/06/2025

From June 26 to 27, 2025, we will be updating the Securities (INET_GATEWAY) and the FX (INETCUR_GATEWAY) markets T1 dedicated test environment. Test trading system could be temporarily unavailable during that period. All trades concluded on that day in the test trading system will be reset. Please note that we do not guarantee the regular delivery of the end-of-day trading and clearing reports during the first days after the scheduled server maintenance.

US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Announces Enforcement Actions For June 2025

Date 18/06/2025

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises.