DOJ recovers $40K crypto from Trump-Vance inaugural scam, credits Tether
Federal prosecutors traced and seized $40,000 in crypto from scammers posing as Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee officials.
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Federal prosecutors traced and seized $40,000 in crypto from scammers posing as Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee officials.
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