The plea stems from charges he defrauded credit unions across the Midwest Four-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner George Janssen has agreed to plead guilty in a federal financial fraud case, according to recent court filings. The Michigan poker player is set to appear for a plea hearing on August 19 after multiple
Goldstein faces allegations of witness tampering and hiding more funds through fraud Federal prosecutors have expanded their case against prominent attorney and SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein, adding new allegations to his ongoing tax fraud prosecution connected to high-stakes poker games. Goldstein, who was indicted in January on 22 counts, including tax fraud and making false
The SEC is targeting Unicoin CEO Alex Konanykhin, board member Silvina Moschini, and former investment chief Alex Dominguez The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against crypto platform Unicoin and several of its top executives, accusing them of misleading investors in a $100 million scheme. The complaint, filed in a federal
Anthony Hutchison is looking for ways to stall the case from seeing a courtroom Anthony Hutchison, a high-stakes poker regular and former professional athlete, is pushing for a new trial following his conviction on multiple federal charges linked to a bribery and fraud scheme involving the Houston Independent School District (HISD). The verdict was handed
The company had set up shop in Colorado, moving massive amounts of money undetected A Chinese-language crypto marketplace with deep ties to online fraud and money laundering in Southeast Asia is now being linked to a company incorporated in Colorado. According to blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, Xinbi Guarantee has moved at least $8.4 billion, mostly
Anthony Hutchinson faces 21 counts of fraud and bribery Anthony Hutchison, a former NFL player and familiar face at high-stakes poker games in Houston, has been found guilty on all 21 counts related to fraud and bribery. A jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas delivered the verdict after a
Aleksei Andriunin has made a deal to return most of the money he stole from the crypto platform Aleksei Andriunin, the Russian entrepreneur behind the Gotbit cryptocurrency platform, has reportedly reached a plea agreement with US prosecutors in a case involving allegations of market manipulation. The deal includes forfeiting approximately $23 million in stablecoins, including
The Michigan native was arrested in February after allegedly running a major loan fraud scheme Federal prosecutors have requested more time to build a fraud case against Michigan poker player George Janssen, who was accused by the FBI last month of running a multi-million dollar auto loan scheme. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed
The government has clawed back millions in stolen crypto that it’s now returning to victims US authorities are taking action to return $8.2 million in cryptocurrency to victims of a fraudulent investment scheme that tricked individuals into transferring funds. The scam, which involved sending deceptive messages to unsuspecting people, convinced victims to invest in what
Goldstein reportedly lied about cryptocurrency wallets he still has in his possession High-stakes poker player and attorney Tom Goldstein has been taken back into custody in Maryland after a judge ruled that he posed a serious flight risk. Goldstein, who was previously out on bail following his indictment on tax-related charges, allegedly failed to disclose
The lawyer allegedly hid millions of dollars in winnings to avoid paying taxes Tom Goldstein, a poker player and founder of the Supreme Court-focused SCOTUSblog, has been indicted in a federal tax fraud case. The charges, filed in Maryland, allege that Goldstein participated in a multimillion-dollar scheme to evade taxes while misusing funds from his
The case marks the first time a crypto investor has to turn over his wallet keys A Texas Bitcoin investor has been ordered by a federal court to turn over his cryptocurrency wallets and access codes after being convicted of tax fraud. The authorities in charge of these cases have had zero compassion and work
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