POLISH PROSECUTORS SEIZE €400 MILLION AMID ALLEGATIONS CRYPTO EXCHANGE IS IMPLICATED IN FRAUD

On 7th April, the Coin Telegraph carried an article saying that there were reports of the seizure of €400 million from an account that is reportedly affiliated with crypto exchange Bitfinex at a bank in Poland.  The report had not yet been officially confirmed or denied by Bitfinex.  Prosecutors are said to be investigating accounts linked to 2 companies – one said to be headed by someone of Canadian-Panamanian descent, and the other allegedly presided over by a man with Colombian and Panamanian citizenships, and it is this second account that is reportedly linked to Bitfinex.  The article also claims that Panama-registered Crypto sp z o.o (and parent company Crypto Capital Corp.) is somehow implicated in drugs trafficking, suggesting that the criminals converted fiat into crypto to cover their tracks.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/unconfirmed-polish-prosecutors-seize-400-mln-amid-allegations-bitfinex-is-implicated-in-fraud?src=ilaw

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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