In brief
- U.S. prosecutors have seized more than $25 million in cryptocurrency linked to international fraud schemes that targeted victims across the U.S. and Canada.
- The money was recovered through five civil forfeiture complaints filed Tuesday in Washington, D.C., tied to investment and romance scams.
- It adds to the more than $800 million recovered by the Scam Center Strike Force, launched in late 2025.
U.S. prosecutors have seized more than $25 million in cryptocurrency tied to international scams that defrauded thousands of victims across the United States and Canada, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, working with the Secret Service’s Washington Field Office, filed five civil…
