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Justice Dept. seizes millions of dollars in cryptocurrency allegedly linked to terrorism
DOJ has seized millions of dollars in cryptocurrency that it alleges is linked with terrorism campaigns.
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The Department of Justice has seized cryptocurrency accounts that it alleges are associated with three terrorism campaigns. The operation was detailed Thursday, when a criminal complaint was unsealed in the District of Columbia. Under warrants, authorities seized more than 300 cryptocurrency accounts, four websites, four Facebook pages and millions of dollars. It amounts to the US government’s “largest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency in the terrorism context.”
The groups targeted by the seizure were al-Qaeda; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS); and al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. The three campaigns allegedly solicited cryptocurrency donations globally, according to the DOJ.
Al-Qaeda used a bitcoin money laundering network that it operated via messaging app Telegram and social media, DOJ alleges. It also alleged the ISIS
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