The Brief
- Plano police recovered and returned $20,000 in stolen cryptocurrency to a local resident following an international investigation.
- The case marks the first cryptocurrency seizure completed by a Collin County municipal agency without federal assistance.
- Authorities have not disclosed who stole the funds or whether any suspects face criminal charges.
PLANO, Texas – Police detectives helped to return $20,000 in stolen cryptocurrency to a Plano resident.
What we know:
Detectives with the Plano Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit recently traced the stolen digital assets through a complex network of transactions. …