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Gotbit Founder Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed charges against Aleksei Andriunin, the 26-year-old Russian founder of Gotbit, alleging his involvement in a large-scale cryptocurrency market manipulation scheme. According to investigators, Gotbit provided services that artificially boosted trading volumes for tokens of various crypto companies, including some based in the U.S., with the intent to manipulate prices.
Fresh Details Emerge on the FTX Hack Incident
The U.S. Department of Justice has leveled charges against three American individuals for committing fraud through SIM card swaps. Bloomberg reports that among the companies affected was the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which suffered a loss of over $400 million in client assets in the aftermath of its bankruptcy announcement. 
A legal rendezvous with a sexopathologist awaits?
The U.S. Department of Justice is escalating its legal fight against the founder of FTX, employing intimate writings from his ex-girlfriend Caroline Ellison, who once managed investment company Alameda Research.
From October 2nd, the court will see evidence pulled from Caroline's personal documents. A notable inclusion is a list termed "Things Sam is Freaking Out About," pointing towards alleged financial misconduct at FTX. The case's evidence will also feature undisclosed recordings and messages from FTX insiders. US Files First Criminal Charges Against Smart Contract Hacker
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed the first criminal charges against Shakeeb Ahmed for an attack on an undisclosed smart contract-controlled decentralized exchange (DEX) platform, potentially Solana-based protocol Crema Finance. SEC, DOJ and CFTC investigate crypto platform FTX
The attention of US regulators is focused on the FTX crypto exchange. US regulators the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Department of Justice (DoJ) are probing beleaguered crypto exchange FTX. Google Under Fire: Could the Tech Giant Be Forced to Break Up?
The U.S. Department of Justice has petitioned a federal judge to force Google to sell part of its business. If approved, this could become a historic precedent in the U.S., reminiscent of the 1984 antitrust breakup of AT&T, potentially leading to the dismantling of a global tech giant. 
Tether and DOJ Jointly Freeze $225 Million in Criminal Funds
Tether has executed a significant freeze of $225 million in assets, targeting an international crime ring involved in human trafficking. This strategic move was a result of a collaboration between Tether, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the cryptocurrency exchange OKX. 
The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly contemplating fraud
But officials are concerned about potential negative impacts on consumers, according to Semafor media.
The fear is that an indictment could trigger a run on the exchange, leading to consumer losses and causing panic in the crypto markets, similar to what happened with FTX, which eventually went bankrupt.
As a result, prosecutors are exploring alternative options such as fines and deferred or non-prosecution agreements. Blockparty CTO stole over $1 million from the company
The U.S. Department of Justice continues to bring new crypto scammers under the Christmas tree for the FBI. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, Blockparty's co-founder and CTO Rikesh Thapa was arrested on December 7. 
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