The Department of Justice has sued to confiscate about $15 billion worth of bitcoin, the largest forfeiture action in the DOJ’s history. New York federal prosecutors and the DOJ’s National Security Division filed a civil forfeiture complaint on Tuesday against the funds, which are the alleged proceeds and instruments of fraud and money laundering schemes directed by a Cambodian businessman. The bitcoin, which total over 127,000, are now in the federal government’s custody, the DOJ said. They were allegedly accessed through private crypto “wallets” with keys in the possession of the businessman, Chen Zhi. He is a Cambodian conglomerate chairman...
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DOJ sues for $15 billion in bitcoin, largest forfeiture action in history
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