Department of Justice: Prosecutors file civil forfeiture lawsuit to recover crypto assets
According to the official website of the Department of Justice, US prosecutors have filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit in a crypto investment fraud case, recovering 7.24 BTC, 14,120 USDT, 105.75 ETH and other crypto assets. The investigation revealed that a Massachusetts resident was lured to join a fake investment group and tricked into transferring funds to a suspicious trading platform. Law enforcement found that at least three victims across the United States sent money to the same platform, and some of the funds were seized in October 2024. Prosecutors stressed that using telecommunications means to defraud or conceal the proceeds of crime are federal crimes, and the related assets will be returned to the victims after the civil lawsuit is concluded.