cryptocurrency
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DOJ reports 28 arrests and millions of account removals in a West Africa scam operation
An October 13 Justice Department release reports 28 arrests during an international operation focused on West African scam centers. Private partners reported removing more than 3.7 million accounts, Pages and Groups and identifying over $11 million in potentially freezable funds. Identified funds are not a completed recovery or money returned to victims. The release also describes trafficking victims awaiting repatriation.
Also filed underjustice-departmentonline-fraudscam-centershuman-traffickingenforcement
FinCEN withdraws two proposed crypto rules on international mixing and unhosted-wallet transactions, effective October 6
Two notices published October 6 withdraw FinCEN proposals from 2023 and 2020. One ends a proposed reporting measure for international virtual-currency mixing and withdraws its underlying finding; the other ends proposed requirements for transactions involving unhosted or otherwise covered wallets. They withdraw proposals, rather than repealing finalized requirements, and do not settle the status of other crypto obligations.
Also filed underfincenmoney-launderingbankingtreasury
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