Tag: Cryptocurrency
Scott Allen Simpkins, Obstruction of Justice, California 2021
⏱ 2 min read A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy, Scott Allen Simpkins, 34, of Brea, was involved in a shocking case of obstruction of justice. In August 2021, Simpkins was hired by Adam Iza, a self-styled cryptocurrency businessman, to provide private security at his Bel Air mansion. However, things took a dark turn…
Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur, Cryptocurrency Money Laundering, Puerto Rico 2023
Two men are cooling their heels in a Puerto Rican jail after a swift extradition from the Dominican Republic, accused of laundering millions in drug money through the murky world of cryptocurrency. Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur and Luis Febles-Peralta arrived stateside on March 11, 2026, facing federal charges that could send them away for decades. The…
Luciano Schipelliti, Cryptocurrency Scheme Embezzlement, Massachusetts 2023
Luciano Schipelliti, a 28-year-old Haverhill resident, is facing a potential decade-plus stretch in federal prison after admitting to fleecing investors out of over $625,000 through a pair of cryptocurrency schemes. The feds allege Schipelliti wasn’t investing the money, he was *spending* it – on high-risk crypto gambles and a lavish lifestyle fueled by other people’s…
Luciano Schipelliti, Securities Fraud, Massachusetts 2023
Luciano Schipelliti, a 28-year-old Haverhill resident, is facing a potential decade-plus prison sentence after agreeing to plead guilty to defrauding investors out of $700,000 through two spectacularly failed cryptocurrency investment funds. The scheme, built on lies and fueled by reckless trading, left a trail of ruined finances and shattered trust, according to federal prosecutors. Schipelliti…
Christopher Furman, Embezzlement, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Predator Nabbed: NY Man Indicted in Ohio SEE ALSO: Vets’ Funds to Casinos: Commander Jailed PITTSBURGH – Christopher Furman, 53, a Pittsburgh attorney, is facing federal charges for allegedly pilfering $1,379,300 from the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline. The group runs the historic Duquesne Incline, a…
Crypto Scams Bleed Seniors: $575M Vanishes
Increase in cryptocurrency scams involving Tether and USD Coin, with elderly individuals being targeted. Protect yourself and report scams to the FBI IC3.
Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur, Money Laundering, Puerto Rico 2021
San Juan, Puerto Rico – A transatlantic drug money laundering operation built on the promise of untraceable cryptocurrency has been dismantled by federal agents, resulting in the arrests of three men with ties to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The ring allegedly funneled millions in illicit profits through digital currencies, attempting to cloak the…
Luciano Schipelliti, Wire Fraud, Massachusetts 2023
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Tulsa Trio Face Federal Charges SEE ALSO: Stolen Ride, State Lines: OK Man Admits Transporting Hot Car BOSTON – A 28-year-old Haverhill man is staring down federal charges after allegedly running a two-year scam that fleeced investors out of around $700,000. Luciano Schipelliti is accused of losing the money in…
Cameron Curry, Blackmail, Charlotte NC, 2023
⏱ 3 min read A former data analyst turned blackmailer is facing time after a jury convicted him of trying to shake down a D.C.-based tech company for $2.5 million. Cameron Curry, 27, of Charlotte, North Carolina, flooded the company with threats to expose sensitive data starting December 11, 2023, after learning his contract wouldn’t…
Cameron Curry, Cyber Extortion, North Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Oregon Man Threatens to Kill Senator SEE ALSO: Charlotte Man Nabbed in $2.5M Tech Firm Shake-Down CHARLOTTE, NC – A Charlotte man is facing a hefty sentence after a federal jury convicted him yesterday of a cold-blooded cyber extortion scheme targeting a major international tech firm. Cameron Curry, 27, thought…
