An Ohio native allegedly stole millions of dollars in bitcoin from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 31-year-old Gary Harmon has recently pled guilty to one count of wire fraud and a separate count of obstruction of justice after allegedly stealing more than 700 individual bitcoin units from the agency. Gary Harmon Pleads Guilty to Crypto Theft and Wire Fraud The bitcoins in question were taken by law enforcement agents from Gary’s brother Larry Harmon, who ran a...
Read More »Helix’s Larry Harmon Guilty of Money Laundering
Larry Dean Harmon, a 38-year-old man who hails from Akron, Ohio, has pled guilty to cryptocurrency money laundering charges after years of running a platform known as Helix, a darknet bitcoin mixing company. Larry Harmon Will Have to Pay Back Quite a Bit of Money Harmon pled guilty in a federal court. As part of his plea, he is required by regulators to give up as many as 4,400 bitcoin units to the state government, which by today’s standards, are worth more than $200...
Read More »FinCEN Issues $60 Million Penalty to Bitcoin Mixer Larry Harmon
Larry Dean Harmon is a hired bitcoin mixer that is now in trouble for bitcoin mixing. In other words, he’s stuck facing a multi-million dollar fine because he did his job, though whether that job is legal is still widely open to question. As the owner of bitcoin mixers Helix and Coin Ninja, Harmon has been saddled with a $60 million penalty by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).Harmon Has Been Saddled With a Big PenaltyIn a statement, FinCEN claims:[Harmon] willfully violated...
Read More »Bitcoin Falls Another $200 Following News of Incoming Regulation
Bitcoin is down another $200 at press time, meaning it’s fallen by about $600 over the past 48 hours. What could be going on that we’re not seeing?Bitcoin Is Set to Become More RegulatedIt could be that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are reacting to the news that more legislation is heading their way. This week, Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin explained that hardcore regulations are about to hit the cryptocurrency arena very soon, and while they’re eager to allow cryptocurrency trading...
Read More »Larry Harmon Charged with Operating Illegal Crypto Mixing Business
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has brought forth its first case regarding the crime of bitcoin and crypto mixing. 36-year-old Larry Harmon of Akron, Ohio, has been charged with operating a company known as Helix, a dark web marketplace designed to “clean” illicitly garnered cryptocurrencies by mixing them with others.Harmon Has Been Operating Helix for Some TimeThe process can be somewhat complicated depending on how large the initial sum is. If you have several bitcoins, or you were...
Read More »#813 Monero Mining verzehnfacht, Coin Ninja CEO Geldwäsche Verdacht & Bitmex XRP Flash Crash
Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 813. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Monero Mining verzehnfacht sich in Nordkorea, CEO von Coin Ninja wegen Geldwäsche Verdacht verhaftet & XRP Flash Crash auf Bitmex. 1.) Monero Mining verzehnfacht sich in Nordkorea – Steckt Nordkoreas Regierung dahinter?https://cryptomonday.de/monero-mining-verzehnfacht-sich-in-nordkorea-steckt-nordkoreas-regierung-dahinter/ 2.) CEO von Coin Ninja wegen Verdacht...
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