Romanian Hells Angels leader used bitcoin for drugs and murder, Texas jury finds
The Hells Angels leader attempted to order 400kg of cocaine and kill rival gang members using $1M in bitcoin and fiat.
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X account of dead ‘seventh Monty Python member’ is pushing Bitcoin spam
Hackers took over the X account of Monty Python collaborator Neil Innes and have been using it to bombard fans with Bitcoin charts and NFTs.
A look inside Tocorón, Venezuela’s gang-run prison that mined bitcoin
Before 11,000 police and soldiers raided Tocorón prison, it was run by Venezuela's most notorious gang... and several exotic animals.
Fintech owner laundered millions with bitcoin for ‘finger cutter’ drug lord, police say
Caio Marchesani allegedly used bitcoin to launder hundreds of millions of euros for the "Brazilian Pablo Escobar" and "finger cutter."
UAE-based scammer gets 8 years in US prison after forfeiting 151 bitcoin
A Nigerian man known as 'Mr. Woodbery' was forced to give up 151 bitcoin ($4.5M) and must now return $8M in stolen funds to victims.
IT guy jailed for ‘piggybacking’ $390k bitcoin blackmail plot
Ashley Liles was supposed to investigate a 2018 data breach but instead switched the blackmailer's bitcoin wallet address with his own.
Man spent 40 bitcoin on hitman to stop teen testifying against him for child porn
The New Jersey man hired a hitman to murder a 13-year-old he exchanged sexual photos with, only to learn his bitcoin went to a scammer.
Police tell Bitcoin ATM firm to ‘go to hell,’ take scam victim’s cash from machine
The 82-year-old victim was tricked into putting $15,000 into a bitcoin ATM after clicking a ransomware link while looking for online recipes.
Hacker who stole unreleased Ed Sheeran songs has bitcoin confiscated
A hacker who tried to sell stolen Ed Sheeran songs for crypto will have to hand over the £49,528 worth of bitcoin he made on the dark web.
Chief Russian investigator accused of accepting record 1,032 bitcoin bribe
The alleged bitcoin bribe, worth $26.5 million, was accepted from Russian hackers in exchange for protecting their illegal assets.