FBI: Illinois Crypto Visionary Accused of $10M Dirty-Money Plan

A founder of a cryptocurrency company based in Illinois has been accused by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of orchestrating a massive $10 million dollar money laundering scheme.

The Chicago office of the FBI dropped this cryptocurrency bombshell on their Facebook page this week

The United States Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois added more details into the allegations of what this Illinois cryptocurrency founder was allegedly up to. They say that Firas Isa of Frankfort, Illinois founded Chicago-based Virtual Assets LLC which was a cryptocurrency dispenser. The press release alleges that criminals and fraud victims sent at least $10 million in proceeds from wire fraud and narcotics offenses to Crypto Dispensers, Isa,…..

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