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New Orleans shoe shiner who had his life savings seized by DEA agents wins legal battle to have his money returned
Kermit Warren was stripped of nearly $30,000 through a process called civil asset forfeiture which …
Erin Snodgrass
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A Chinese takeaway worker who had 61,000 bitcoin worth $1.8 billion seized by police found guilty of money laundering
Jian Wen was convicted of money laundering in a London court on Wednesday after police seized 61,00…
George Glover
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The US snatched thousands of illegal Iranian guns and gave them to Ukraine to repel the Russians
It's a helpful haul, but small arms like AK-47s and RPGs aren't what Kyiv's forces need most right …
Jake Epstein
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The US wants a Russian oligarch's seized $300 million superyacht that features an infinity pool, a movie theater, and a helicopter landing pad
US attorneys filed legal papers to have the seized superyacht they say is owned by sanctioned Russi…
Paul Squire,Hannah Getahun
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The FBI seized $40,000 a couple held in a deposit box 2 years ago, but won't say why and won't return their cash
FBI agents raided the Beverly Hills branch of US Private Vaults in March 2021, seizing more than $8…
Sam Tabahriti
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A man had $40,000 cash seized by police at Phoenix airport and had to go to court to get it back
Jerry Johnson was carrying the money so he could buy a new truck in Arizona in August 2020, but det…
Sam Tabahriti
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Here's how a city in Minnesota sent phishing scammers $1.2 million for a sewage project after being conned with lookalike company emails
In 2021, Cottage Grove, Minnesota city officials fell victim to a classic email phishing scam. It c…
Azmi Haroun
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The US sent Ukraine 1 million seized Iranian AK-47 rounds that gunrunners tried to smuggle on an old fishing boat
Iran has long backed Russia in its bloody war, most notably outfitting Moscow with explosive drones…
Jake Epstein
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How to seize a Russian oligarch's superyacht
Through asset forfeiture, prosecutors can sue an object and take it — but taxpayers pay for the upk…
Jacob Shamsian
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A town in Alabama turned itself into a speed trap and now tickets make up nearly half of the town's income
The town of Brookside, Alabama, rakes in nearly half of its revenue from fines and forfeitures alon…
Madison Hall
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Judge dismisses case over FBI raid of 1,400 private safe-deposit boxes and seizure of millions in jewelry and cash
A district-court judge ruled on September 29 that the FBI did not violate the Fourth Amendment afte…
Sam Tabahriti
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The 'craziest thing' about seizing Russian superyachts is the US has to pay for them, Biden's national security advisor says on hot mic
The global crackdown on Russian assets has deprived many of its oligarchs of their superyachts, but…
Christopher Woody
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The 'craziest thing' about seizing Russian superyachts is the US has to pay for them, Biden's national security advisor says on hot mic
The global crackdown on Russian assets has deprived many of its oligarchs of their superyachts, but…
Christopher Woody
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Joe Biden's new proposal to sell off seized assets belonging to sanctioned oligarchs seems unattainable, experts say
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, an EU taskforce has been busy snagging more than $30 billion in boats…
Sam Tabahriti,Dominick Reuter,Hannah Towey
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Germany seizes $25 million in bitcoin as it shuts down a Russian-language darknet marketplace for illegal drugs
Roughly 17 million customers and more than 19,000 seller accounts were registered on the Hydra dark…
Carla Mozée
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Dr. Oz says he'll fight to end illegal immigration. A business owned by his family, in which he is a shareholder, faced the largest fine in ICE history for hiring unauthorized workers.
In the largest civil settlement agreement ever levied by ICE, the business paid millions after plea…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in the US government's criminal case over FTX crash
Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in New York federal court Tuesday to enter a not-guilty plea, but he cou…
Sindhu Sundar,Jacob Shamsian
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Lawsuit filed after FBI agents raided 1,400 deposit boxes at a US Private Vaults branch claims owners' items have still not been returned
A lawyer involved in the class-action suit called the March 2021 FBI raid of the Beverly Hills bran…
Sam Tabahriti
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DOJ seized the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet - a portion of the epic of Gilgamesh - from Hobby Lobby
The epic of Gilgamesh is considered one of the most ancient works of literature and originally come…
Azmi Haroun,Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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An employee embezzled $154 million from Sony then converted it to bitcoin — now the feds are trying to return it
"You cannot rely on cryptocurrency to hide your ill-gotten gains from law enforcement," the US Just…