Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.

Source: justice.gov

Silvergate Examining Viability as a Business Amid FTX Investigations
Silvergate Examining Viability as a Business Amid FTX Investigations
March 02, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Silvergate Capital’s cryptocurrency industry ties now have it examining whether it can remain in business. The bank announced in a filing with the Securities and...

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Binance Exec Admits to Past ‘Gaps’ in Compliance
Binance Exec Admits to Past ‘Gaps’ in Compliance
February 16, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

A Binance executive says the cryptocurrency firm had compliance “gaps” it has since closed. Patrick Hillmann, the company’s chief strategy officer, told the Wall Street Journal Wednesday (Feb....

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Feds Expand Investigation Into FTX Collapse to Include Family and Friends
Feds Expand Investigation Into FTX Collapse to Include Family and Friends
February 05, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal prosecutors are reportedly widening the scope of their investigation into FTX. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is scrutinizing a growing range of people with...

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Crypto’s One-Time Favorite Bank Faces Federal Probe Into FTX Relationship
Crypto’s One-Time Favorite Bank Faces Federal Probe Into FTX Relationship
February 03, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Washington’s watchful eye doesn’t like what it sees across the crypto industry ecosystem. This, as U.S. prosecutors in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) fraud unit...

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DOJ: Bankman-Fried Turned to Foreign Regulators to Hold On to FTX
DOJ: Bankman-Fried Turned to Foreign Regulators to Hold On to FTX
January 31, 2023  |  Regulation

As his crypto empire collapsed, Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly turned to overseas regulators for help. Federal prosecutors say the FTX co-founder tried to hold off his...

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Crypto Noise Puts Further Focus on Binance’s Operations
Crypto Noise Puts Further Focus on Binance’s Operations
January 25, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulatory scrutiny post-FTX’s dramatic implosion has prompted a crisis of confidence in other industry actors. Perhaps no other firm has bee affected more so than...

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DOJ Lawsuit Calls for Google to Be Broken Up
DOJ Lawsuit Calls for Google to Be Broken Up
January 24, 2023  |  ANTITRUST

The Department of Justice says Google has illegally seized control of the online ad sector. The solution, the department (DOJ) said in an antitrust lawsuit...

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Sen. Wyden: Money Transfer Surveillance Program Larger Than Previously Reported
Sen. Wyden: Money Transfer Surveillance Program Larger Than Previously Reported
January 18, 2023  |  Data

The amount of money transfer data available to law enforcement is larger than previously reported. The database includes 150 million such transfers from the United...

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Report: DOJ Investigating Saber Stablecoin Exchange Founders
Report: DOJ Investigating Saber Stablecoin Exchange Founders
January 12, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the founders of Solana stablecoin exchange Saber Labs. The investigation targets brothers Ian and Dylan Macalinao, CoinDesk reported Wednesday (Jan....

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