DOJ announces largest-ever crypto seizure related to ‘pig butchering’ scams

Jun 18, 2025 - 22:01
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DOJ announces largest-ever crypto seizure related to ‘pig butchering’ scams
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced the largest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency funds linked to so-called pig-butchering scams. The U.S. attorney’s office filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the District Court for the District of Columbia to seize more than $225.3 million in cryptocurrency that federal prosecutors say was part of a sophisticated blockchain-based…