Federal agents arrested a New York couple and seized billions of dollars in stolen bitcoin after a lengthy investigation into an alleged money laundering scheme. The case has captured considerable attention from the media and the world of cryptocurrency. The Justice Department claimed the seizure was the largest ever in its history. Ilya Lichtenstein, 34,…

A Brooklyn teenager was accused of running an identity theft scheme in which he allegedly stole cryptocurrency worth over $1 million. Prosecutors described it as a “sophisticated” SIM swapping operation. Yousef Selassie, 19, pleaded not guilty to identity theft, scheme to defraud, first-degree grand larceny, computer tampering and computer trespass in Manhattan Supreme Court. He…

On this episode of Justice, One Client at a Time, we look at a phishing scam that involved impersonating a New York attorney general in order to hack cryptocurrency platforms.