Cyber Gang Spent $4M on Nightclubs, $9M on Exotic Cars in $263M Crypto Fraud, DOJ Says
U.S. authorities have charged 12 additional defendants in a sprawling RICO conspiracy involving over $263 million in cryptocurrency thefts, money laundering, and coordinated home invasions, according to a superseding ind...
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