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Welcome to the inaugural edition of Financial Crime Weekly. Each Friday, we’ll be jumping into the labyrinthine world of scams and schemes to provide insights into the extraordinary happenings of the financial sector. This week, our focus is on 27-year-old Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) last week sued Elon Musk-owned SpaceX for allegedly discriminating against refugees and others in its hiring process between Sept. 2018 to May 2022. The billionaire entrepreneur lashed out at the DOJ in the aftermath of the lawsuit. What Happened: In the lawsuit, the...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday responded to allegations of discrimination in hiring practices at the rocket manufacturing company. What Happened: The response comes on the heels of the justice department filing a lawsuit against the rocket manufacturer. It alleged that SpaceX “routinely...

A Moroccan man is facing charges from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly stealing over $450,000 worth of cryptocurrency and NFTs by running a fake OpenSea website, where he obtained the login credentials of his victims. Phishing scam to steal NFTs The...

Former President Donald Trump on Monday berated Joe Biden for weaponizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in the classified document case.  What Happened: "Was Crooked Joe Biden on Cocaine when he instructed the FBI/DOJ to illegally invade my home, Mar-a-Lago, in...

Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations into former President Donald Trump have cost taxpayers over $9 million while the Justice Department's probe into President Joe Biden's classified documents case has cost $1.2 million thus far. Smith...

A Tuesday report issued by Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz shed light on the lapses that allowed financier Jeffrey Epstein to commit suicide in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York City. The Inspector General’s investigation identified...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is planning to proceed with the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX (CRYPTO: FTT), on the charges brought against him in December 2022. The DOJ will focus on a subset of charges, including wire fraud, securities fraud, and money...

Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith disclosed the unsealing of an indictment, charging former President Donald Trump with “felony violations of our national security laws, as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice,” in a press conference held just moments...

Denish Sahadevan, a 31-year-old social media influencer known as Danny Devan, has pleaded guilty to a series of criminal charges related to money laundering using cryptocurrency. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) revealed that Sahadevan fraudulently obtained over $1.2 million in government relief...

Democrats are asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: WBD) over anti-competitive practices.  Four Democrats have asked the DOJ to review the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, saying that the deal is responsible for “hollowing...

The U.S. Justice Department has found more classified documents during a search at President Joe Biden's Delaware home.  According to Biden's newly appointed lawyer Bob Bauer, the Justice Department took six classified documents, and some of Biden's notes, reports...

The Justice Department's consumer-protection branch is conducting an investigation into infant formula maker Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT). The Wall Street Journal has reported that the Justice Department is investigating conduct at Abbott's plant in Sturgis, Michigan, citing people...

Former President Donald Trump said China was "given information" after news that classified documents dating back to Joe Biden's time as vice president under Barack Obama were discovered in a private office. What Happened: Trump said on Truth...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a criminal investigation into the alleged hack that resulted in approximately $372 million being stolen from FTX-controlled wallets on the evening that the Bahamas-based exchange declared bankruptcy. Massive cryptocurrency outflows began on Nov....