In a massive win against online fraud, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized over $225 million in cryptocurrency linked to fake crypto investment schemes – the largest cryptocurrency seizure in the history of the US Secret Service.
The DOJ filed a civil forfeiture complaint (a legal action to take control of illegally obtained assets) against the crypto funds, which were tied to cryptocurrency confidence scams or fraudulent schemes that trick people into “investing” in fake crypto platf