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USA v. 143,141.22354808 IC et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘FTX Chinese Crypto Bribe’)

November 12, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto seized from an account at Binance that is "traceable" to an alleged scheme in which FTX crypto exchange principal Sam Bankman-Fried "agreed to and directed a multi-million-dollar bribe to seek to unfreeze certain cryptocurrency trading accounts that collectively contained approximately $1 billion in cryptocurrency" which had been seized by Chinese law enforcement in USA v. 143,141.22354808 Internet Computer, 21,040.21498360 Avalanche, 7,668,131.89194094 Ripple, 3,947,566.56755894 Cardano, and 43,137.54120377 Solana at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

FTX sues crypto exchange Binance to clawback $1.8B in ‘fraudulent transfers’

November 11, 2024
FTX - which "may have been insolvent from inception" - has sued rival crypto exchange Binance in an attempt to recover $1.76 billion of "fraudulent transfers" in a dispute whose parties are entities or individuals in Antigua, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, China, Hong Kong, Ireland, and USA.

FTX Trading Ltd. et al v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$1.8B Fraudulent Transfers’)

November 10, 2024
Complaint in FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda; Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; West Realm Shires Inc., West Realm Shires Services Inc., Clifton Bay Investments LLC, Cottonwood Grove Ltd., of Hong Kong; Euclid Way Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda; Paper Bird Inc., and FTX Digital Markets Ltd., of the Bahamas v. Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Binance Capital Management Co. Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, of Ireland; Binance (Services) Holdings Limited, of Ireland; Changpeng Zhao, Dinghua Xiao, of China; Samuel Wenjun Lim, and Does 1-1000 at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

David Gonzalez v. Binance et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Theft’)

November 5, 2024
Complaint in David Gonzalez v. BAM Trading Services, Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, of Delaware, USA; Binance Holdings Ltd., d.b.a. Binance, of the Cayman Islands; Changpeng Zhao, and John Does 1-100 at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Jocelyn Troell et al v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Aiding & Abetting Terrorism’)

September 20, 2024
Complaint alleging violations of the Anti-Terrorism Act in Jocelyn Troell and others who "are 102 direct victims and 168 indirect victims of terrorist attacks committed from 2017 to 2023" v. Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands, and Changpeng Zhao, described as "a dual citizen of Canada and the United Arab Emirates who is currently serving a four-month long prison sentence in California in connection with his criminal guilty plea", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. BTC 9.55075247 et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$248M Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

August 26, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of fraud seized from an account at Binance crypto exchange that was allegedly "processed virtual currency equaling the equivalent of approximately $248 million(USD) between 2020 and January 2023" in USA v. 9.55075247 Bitcoin, 80.92772386 Ether, and 16341.9 Polygon at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, USA.

David Gonzalez v. Binance et al: TRO Motion (‘Crypto-Wash Enterprise’)

August 18, 2024
Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction to "prevent and enjoin" the defendants "from transferring, trading, selling, or otherwise moving any and all assets, coins, monies, or other cryptocurrency from the Alleged Hacker Account" in David Gonzalez v. BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, of Delaware, USA; Binance Holdings Ltd., d.b.a. Binance, of the Cayman Islands; Changpeng Zhao, and John Does 1-100 at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Philip Martin et al v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Crypto-Wash Enterprise’)

August 16, 2024
Class Action Complaint "on behalf of themselves and all persons or entities in the United States whose cryptocurrency was removed from a non-Binance/BAM digital wallet, account, or protocol as a result of a hack, ransomware, or theft" in Philip Martin, T.F. 'Natalie' Tang, and Yatin Khanna v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, d.b.a. Binance BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance US, and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Steven Kowalski v. Binance Holdings Ltd.: Dismissal Order (‘$80M+ Crypto Theft’)

August 9, 2024
Order dismissing complaint against a crypto exchange regarding the "loss of roughly 1,400 bitcoins in August 2020" for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim in Steven Paul Kowalski, a citizen of Australia residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Binance Holdings Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.

USA v. Binance.com Wallet Funds: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering/Sikandar Azmi’)

July 5, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding "the proceeds of a fraud scheme perpetrated by Sikandar Azmi and/or unknown co-conspirators and/or was involved in and used to facilitate international money laundering" in USA v. All Funds in an account in the name of "an Indian national named Sikandar Azmi" at crypto exchange Binance in USA v. Binance.com Wallet Funds at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

George Fitzgerald II v. John Doe: Complaint (‘Pig Butchering $267K Stolen Crypto’)

May 17, 2024
Complaint alleging "a sophisticated global internet cryptocurrency fraud and conversion scheme" in George Edward Fitzgerald II, who was described as "a victim of a Pig butchering scam" v. John Doe Defendants "who are the owners of Binance cryptocurrency deposit wallets 1PVZh5tpg1S4wSmbat8wjk9GZHsTuKcTJA and 0xab060ac3b57273f171db4e99ac2d785126347a8e" at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Daren Li: Criminal Complaint (‘$80M Crypto Laundering’)

April 8, 2024
Criminal Complaint regarding "an international money laundering syndicate that launders the proceeds of fraud schemes, including cryptocurrency investment scams" in USA v. Daren Li at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Leonard Licht v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$2.7M Pig Butchering Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)

February 23, 2024
Complaint in Leonard Licht, described as "a 75-year-old widower" residing in Texas, USA, who "was victimized by a pig butchering scheme spearheaded by a criminal syndicate based in Cambodia" v. Binance Holdings Limited, described as "a Cayman Islands corporation that operates the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com"; BAM Trading Services, Inc., and Changpeng Zhao, described as "a Chinese-born citizen of Canada", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Judith Raanan et al v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Financing of Hamas’)

January 31, 2024
Complaint "brought by and on behalf of United States citizens who were murdered, maimed, taken hostage, or otherwise injured in unspeakable acts of terror perpetrated by Hamas and other terrorist groups in the State of Israel on October 7, 2023" in Judith Raanan, Natalie Raanan, Uri Raanan, Estate of Itay Glisko, Oren Glisko, Liat Rasel Glisko, Y.G., Ori Glisko, and Jeffrey Ludmir v. Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Changpeng Zhao, The Islamic Republic of Iran, and The Syrian Republic at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

USA v. Binance Account 505137746: Forfeiture Complaint (‘$14.6K Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

January 30, 2024
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the proceeds of an alleged fraud in which the alleged victim "received a call from a phone number with a Texas area code where another individual with a similar accent claimed to be with the "bank fraud department" and "that child pornography had been traced to her computer and they needed money to remove it" in USA v. Binance Account 505137746 at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

USA v. 193,169.0653 USDT et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

November 21, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding funds allegedly associated with "Pig Butchering" fraud that were seized from accounts, at least one of which was "accessed by Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong-based IP addresses", in the names of Lim Hock Seng and Yicheng Wang at Binance crypto exchange in USA v. 193,169.0653 USDT, 11,146.8079 USDT, and 18.9649 BTC at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

USA v. 97.33604121 Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Crypto Laundering’)

November 15, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding the alleged proceeds of "an investment fraud scam, commonly referred to as 'pig butchering', perpetrated on victims throughout the United States" that were seized from an account at Binance in the name of Wanpadet Sae-Heng, of Thailand, in USA v. 97.33604121 Bitcoin, 2,560,435.71078314 Dogecoin, 884.33368015 Ethereum, 85,843.844344 Cardano, and 884.13243271 EthereumPoW at the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho.

USA v. Changpeng Zhao: Criminal Information (‘Bank Secrecy Act Violation’)

November 14, 2023
Criminal Information alleging the defendant "violated the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully causing Binance Holdings Limited to fail to 23 implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program" in USA v. Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

USA v. Binance Holdings Ltd.: Criminal Information (‘Unlicensed Crypto Exchange’)

November 14, 2023
Criminal Information alleging the defendant "knowingly failed to register as a money services business, willfully violated the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program, and willfully caused violations of U.S. economic sanctions issued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act" in USA v. Binance Holdings Limited, d.b.a. Binance.com, of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Michael Bullock v. 119,873.29 U.S. Dollar Coin et al: Complaint (‘$119K Pig Butchering Crypto Scam’)

October 20, 2023
Complaint alleging theft "through an increasingly common and sophisticated fraudulent scheme known as a “pig-butchering scam,” wherein victims such as Plaintiff are “fattened” for financial “slaughter” by tricking the victim into giving cryptocurrency to the scammer through the creation of a website designed to mimic a legitimate cryptocurrency exchange" in Michael Bullock v. Jessica Doe and John Does I-XX, all believed to be residents of Turkey, as Defendants in personam, and 119,873.29 U.S. Dollar Coin and 119,873 Tether Virtual Currency, as Defendants in rem, and BAM Trading Services Inc., d.b.a. Binance.US; Payward Ventures Inc., d.b.a. Kraken; Circle Internet Financial LLC, d.b.a. Circle, and Tether Operations Limited, d.b.a. Tether, of the British Virgin Islands, as Relief Defendants and Garnishees, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

USA v. 0.4157802 Bitcoin et al: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)

October 18, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto "obtained by agents with the United States Secret Service during an investigation into a transnational criminal organization running an exploitation of elderly and social engineering scam" in USA v. 0.4157802 Bitcoin and 90,922.262837 Tether seized from an account in the name of Ram Kumar at Binance crypto exchange, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

USA v. 50,471.58 Tether: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)

October 17, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto "obtained by agents with the United States Secret Service (“USSS”) during an investigation into a transnational criminal organization running an exploitation of elderly and social engineering scam" in USA v. 50,471.58 Tether that was seized from a crypto account in the name of Guo Baokun at Binance crypto exchange, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

USA v. 44,799.79 Tether: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud & Laundering’)

October 16, 2023
Forfeiture Complaint regarding crypto that was seized from an account in the name of Pan Zhimin at Binance crypto exchange "during an investigation into a transnational criminal organization running an investment fraud scheme" in USA v. 44,799.79 Tether at the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Nir Lahav v. Binance Holdings Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Unfair Competition That Damaged Crypto Competitor FTX’)

October 2, 2023
Class Action Complaint "against Defendants for injury under unfair competition and violations of Security Exchange Commission laws for attempts to monopolize the cryptocurrency platform market by hurting the competitor trading platforms operated by the FTX Entities" in Nir Lahav v. Binance Holdings Limited, described as a Cayman Islands crypto firm based in China; BAM Trading Services Inc., BAM Management US Holdings Inc., and Changpeng Zhao at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.