Tag: Cryptocurrency
Crypto Scams Bleed Seniors: $1 Billion Stolen
Protect yourself from crypto scams! The FBI warns of rising fraud involving Tether and USD Coin. Stay cautious and avoid becoming a victim of fake investment accounts.
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.
$112M Crypto Scam Cash Seized: Victims Still Hurt
The Department of Justice seizes $112 million in virtual currency linked to cryptocurrency scams. Learn about the tactics used and efforts to combat these scams.
Crypto Laundering: Puerto Rico Duo Nabbed
⏱ 3 min read Two alleged money launderers are cooling their heels in a Puerto Rico jail after a transatlantic takedown. Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur and Luis Febles-Peralta were extradited from the Dominican Republic on March 11, 2026, to face federal charges for washing drug proceeds through cryptocurrency. The schemes allegedly ran from April 2021 through…
Charlotte Man Nabbed in $2.5M Tech Firm Extortion
⏱ 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…
Crypto Con Man Squeezed $700K From Investors
⏱ 3 min read Luciano Schipelliti, 28, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, is facing up to twenty years in federal prison for running a pair of cryptocurrency investment scams between late 2018 and 2021. The feds say Schipelliti pocketed roughly $700,000 from investors, then promptly lost it all gambling on crypto and funding a lavish lifestyle. The…
Haverhill Crypto Hustle: $625K Gone
⏱ 2 min read Luciano Schipelliti, 28, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, allegedly ran a two-year con that left investors nearly $625,000 in the hole. The feds say Schipelliti launched a pair of cryptocurrency investment funds – Superstars Fund in late 2018 and TTM Fund in February 2021 – then promptly lost their money on bad bets.…
Incline Attorney’s $1.3M Crypto Scam
⏱ 2 min read Pittsburgh lawyer Christopher Furman, 53, isn’t defending clients these days – he’s facing federal charges for allegedly pilfering $1,379,300 from the Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline. The feds say between October 2024 and September 2025, Furman, as president of the board, hijacked funds meant to keep the…
