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Jul 21, 2026

U.S. Seizes Over $25 Million in Cryptocurrency Linked to International Fraud Schemes

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and U.S. Secret Service announced that investigations by the Cyber Fraud Task Force have resulted in the seizure of more than $25 million in cryptocurrency connected to international fraud operations.

Jul 21, 2026·1 source

Jul 12, 2026

Iraq seizes 375kg of gold and Billions in assets in anti-corruption crackdown targeting oil officials

Iraqi authorities have confiscated 375 kilograms of gold and 69 billion dinars in assets as part of a sweeping anti-corruption investigation targeting former deputy oil minister and other officials. The Kurdistan Regional Government cooperated by handing over 358 kilograms of confiscated gold to federal authorities.

Jul 12, 2026·5 sources

Top claims

▪The romance scheme proceeds were laundered through hundreds of intermediary addresses and commingled with funds from other victims.
▪The Justice Department said the Scam Center Strike Force has recovered more than $800 million; U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro said she launched it in November 2025.
▪ In May 2026, a victim in the National Capital Region reported a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme. Investigators traced the victim’s investments across multiple cryptocurrency addresses, leading to a civil forfeiture complaint seeking approximately $1,230,900.

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Cryptocurrency fraud Crypto privacy & surveillance Crypto regulation Crypto enforcement actions

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