FBI arrests 26 Israelis for suspected participation in crypto fraud
FBI arrests 26 Israelis for suspected participation in crypto fraud
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has teamed up with the Israeli police to arrest 26 people who are accused of crimes in connection with the employment of digital currencies. While the operation took place in Tel Aviv, victims were affected, all of whom live abroad.
detention of the criminals
according to a locals Test report , carried out the FBI and the fraud unit of the TEL Aviv district of the Israeli police, carried out an investigation against criminals that had cheated dozens of millions of sacrifices. In a recently carried out joint operation, the two units arrested 26 people who were suspected to participate in money laundry offsmith in connection with the digital foreign exchange trade.
The local officials said they had received a report from the United States that a group of Israelis had tempted dozens of people with cryptocurrencies into a fraudulent investment program. Instead of providing the promised services, the criminals stole millions of dollars to the victims.
After the investigation, the authorities arrested the perpetrators in a night and confiscated digital storage devices and computers as evidence of the investigation.
According to the announcement, all arranged residents of central Ralrael are. The officials did not give their names or the company for which they work. However, they announced that the process will begin with two of the suspects, men in the thirties, who will be released this week before the Tel Aviv district court. The victims of the fraud, on the other hand, are Americans.
The report added that local law enforcement authorities have recently carried out similar operations in other countries around the world in addition to the arrests in Israel.
other arrests of cryptoca fraudsters
One of the hottest topics in the area of digital assets was the infamous trading center at the beginning of this year - Thodeex . In April, almost 400,000 users of the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange were excluded from their accounts without being able to withdraw their money. The platform's website was not available for several days, while the CEO had been fled from the country with up to $ 2 billion.
After the investigation, the Turkish police arrested 62 people who were involved in the fraud, and even locked up 6 of them. Among them were the brother and sister of the company boss - Faruk Fatih Özer. However, the boss of Thodex is still on foot.
Like Kryptok potato reported In June there was also such a arrest in China. At that time, the Chinese authorities arrested 1,100 suspects who allegedly used digital assets for money laundering activities to avoid law enforcement authorities. The subsequent investigation also led to the dissolution of 170 criminal gangs.
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