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United States Files Civil Forfeiture Complaint Against $225M In Funds Involved In Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud Money Laundering
Date 18/06/2025
The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against more than $225.3 million in cryptocurrency. According to the complaint, law enforcement used blockchain analysis and other investigative techniques to determine that the cryptocurrency is connected to the theft and laundering of funds from victims of cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes, commonly referred to as “cryptocurrency confidence scams.”
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BC Securities Commission Reaches Settlement With Director Of B.C.-Based Cannabis Company
Date 18/06/2025
The former director of a B.C.-based cannabis company that illegally distributed securities has been banned for six years and has paid $5,000 to the BC Securities Commission (BCSC) for her misconduct.
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US Deputy Secretary Of The Treasury Faulkender Lays Out Guiding Principles For Bank Secrecy Act Modernization
Date 18/06/2025
Today, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender spoke at the 62nd Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group (BSAAG)plenary meeting organized by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). At this public-private partnership event, Deputy Secretary Faulkender discussed the Trump Administration’s guiding principles for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) modernization.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 - 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
