A money laundering operation centre was being run from an apartment at a large private housing estate. The syndicate was "successfully smashed".
January 19, 2023Canada will attempt to seize assets from a company owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, and use the proceeds for Ukraine's reconstruction.
December 22, 2022Over 50,000 Bitcoin, stolen from online marketplace Silk Road in 2012, was seized in November 2021 and has since lost more than two-thirds of its value.
November 8, 2022The largest seizure from a single delinquent taxpayer was worth around KRW 12.5 billion, or about USD 8.8 million.
September 28, 2022The Bill targets beneficial ownership transparency and will also make it easier for law enforcement to seize and recover cryptoassets.
September 27, 2022The FATF and INTERPOL will work to improve international efforts to freeze, seize and confiscate criminal assets including by enhancing cooperation frameworks and available tools.
September 14, 2022The programme was introduced as a way to collect unpaid fines in a contactless way. The amount seized reportedly exceeded all collections made in the last three years.
August 25, 2022Three people were arrested on suspicion of attempting to defraud HMRC using 250 fake companies. This is the first time a UK agency has seized NFTs.
February 21, 2022The DOJ seized a record USD 3.6 billion in bitcoin tied to the 2016 Bitfinex hack, representing the largest financial seizure in its history.
February 10, 2022Investigators had to compare tax evaders' mobile phone numbers against those registered at crypto exchanges in order to track down their account details.
June 24, 2021