In brief
- A DOJ crypto scam case briefly sealed in full has sparked a backlash after NOTUS linked the victims to MoonPay execs tied to Donald Trump’s meme coin.
- Interim U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro blamed court clerks for sealing the entire docket and said prosecutors only asked to shield a company name.
- The alleged victims sent $250K to a scammer posing as a Trump ally last December.
A federal crypto fraud case docket with reported links to Donald Trump’s crypto circle and MoonPay executives was briefly sealed in its entirety, with regional interim U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro pinning the blame squarely on court clerks.
“The court made a ministerial, clerical error that as soon as we realized it, within hours, the whole docket was…
Jan 14 2026
