US DOJ indicts 6 individuals over crypto fraud schemes that generated over $135 million

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted six people allegedly involved in different crypto crimes, including NFTs, that siphoned $135 million from unsuspecting investors. Baller Ape NFT promoter indicted The promoter of Baller Ape Club Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Vietnamese Le Anh Tuan, was charged with wire fraud and money laundering. The DoJ said Tuan…

DOJ initiates first NFT Rug-pull prosecution with charges against Frosties founders

In a landmark decision, the Department of Justice has announced that it’ll be prosecuting two men over their involvement in the Frosties NFT rug pull. The two made over $1 million by siphoning funds for the project into their accounts. Rug pulls generally involve project developers disappearing with investors’ funds after convincing unsuspecting individuals to…