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An Ohio man guilty of Bitcoin laundering must forfeit over $400 million in assets
An Ohio man named Larry Dean Harmon will serve three years in prison and forfeit more than $400 million worth of cryptocurrency and other assets, the Department of Justice announced on Friday. Harmon was indicted in 2020 on money laundering conspiracy charges related to Helix, a darkweb cryptocurrency “mixer” service he ran. Also known as crypto “tumbling,” services like Helix…
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Russian laundering millions for Lazarus hackers arrested in Argentina
The federal police in Argentina (PFA) have arrested a 29-year-old Russian national in Buenos Aires on charges of money laundering related to cryptocurrency proceeds belonging to the North Korean Lazarus hackers. The San Isidro Specialized Fiscal Unit in Cybercrime Investigations (UFEIC) collaborated with blockchain analysis firm TRM Labs to identify and locate the individual despite him using a complex transactions network…
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