Four Chinese Nationals Indicted on Human Trafficking and Money Laundering
Four Chinese nationals residing in Flushing, New York, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy, human trafficking, immigration violations, and money laundering for their roles in operating illicit massage businesses in Erie County, PA.
Continue ReadingSlovakian Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Darknet Marketplace
Authorities arrested Alan Bill, aka Vend0r, of Bratislava on December 15, 2023, at Newark Liberty International Airport after customs inspectors discovered two cell phones, a laptop, a thumb drive, and a cryptocurrency hardware wallet containing evidence that directly linked him to Kingdom Market. As part of his plea agreement, Bill agreed to forfeit five different types of coins in a cryptocurrency wallet, as well as the Kingdommarket.live and Kingdommarket.so domains, which have been shut down by authorities. Bill is scheduled to be sentenced on May 5. The drug trafficking conspiracy charge carries a penalty of at least five years in prison, with a maximum of 40, and the possibility of a fine of up to $5 million.
Continue ReadingGlobal Cybercrime Subscription Service Disrupted by Microsoft and International Law Enforcement
Microsoft is announcing a coordinated legal action in the United States and, for the first time, the United Kingdom to disrupt RedVDS, a global cybercrime subscription service fueling millions in fraud losses. These efforts are part of a broader joint operation with international law enforcement, including German authorities and Europol, which has allowed Microsoft and its partners to seize key malicious infrastructure and take the RedVDS marketplace offline, a major step toward dismantling the networks behind AI-enabled fraud, such as real estate scams.
Continue ReadingFrom Dhaka to Montana: Bangladeshi National Indicted for Selling Thousands of Counterfeit U.S. Passports and IDs Online. Fake ID Marketplaces Seized.
Zahid Hasan, 29, of Dhaka, Bangladesh, is charged with operating illegal online marketplaces “TechTreek” and “EGiftCardStoreBD” that sold digital templates of false identity documents. The indictment alleges that from at least 2021 through 2025, Hasan operated multiple online businesses based out of Bangladesh, and earned more than $2.9.
Continue ReadingFBI Disrupts Virtual Money Laundering Service Used to Facilitate Criminal Activity
Action taken in conjunction with international partners and Michigan State Police to disrupt and take down the online infrastructure behind E-Note, an exchange used by transnational cyber-criminals. Since 2017, more than $70,000,000 of illicit proceeds from ransomware and account takeovers have transferred via E-Note payment service and money mule network.
Continue ReadingOperation "Maple Disruption 2025" coordinated over 3,000 disruptive actions against fraud enablers
From December 8-11, this year's sprint brought fraud fighters from over 25 organizations across Canada and the NCFTA in Pittsburgh. Maple Disruption partners worked together to identify instances of suspected fraud and coordinated over 3,000 disruptive actions.
Continue ReadingTwo Miscreants Involved in $26m Elder Fraud Scheme Indicted
Trevaughn Yearwood, a/k/a Larry Wood of Florida, and Amit Jumar of Virginia have been indicted in the Western District of Pennsylvania for their part in a $26 million money laundering scheme. The scheme included deceptive emails that lead victims to hand over cash or make deposits of cash into bitcoin ATMs. The case originated during a private sector and law enforcement training event hosted by NCFTA.
Continue ReadingTwo Virginia Men Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases
On December 3, 2025, brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter of Alexandria, Virginia, were arrested for their roles in a conspiracy to destroy government databases hosted by a federal government contractor, among other crimes.
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency Mixing Service 'Cryptomixer' Unplugged by EU Authorities
Another one bites the dust: From November 24-28, Europol supported an action week conducted by law enforcement authorities from Switzerland and Germany in Zurich, Switzerland. The operation focused on taking down the illegal cryptocurrency mixing service ‘Cryptomixer’, which is suspected of facilitating cybercrime and money laundering.
Continue ReadingHuman Trafficker Arrested in Oklahoma. Arkansas Businesses Raided. Victims Rescued.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced recent results of the ongoing "Operation Obscured Vision", which began in January. A total of 13 illicit message businesses have been served with search warrants, and to date there have been seven arrests. Twenty-three victims have been identified.
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