State of New York Freezes $2.2 Million in Crypto from Job Scams

The State of New York is making an unprecedented move to recover money stolen through remote job scams, freezing crooks’ crypto wallets and seeking to distribute the funds among scammed New Yorkers.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit to recover $2.2 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen from victims across the US in a remote job scam.

“An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), together with the U.S. Secret Service and the Queens County District Att