It turned out that US federal prosecutors had FTX on their radar months before the bankruptcy and secretly investigated the stock market.
Bloomberg 21 November The US Southern District of New York Attorney’s Office filed for bankruptcy before FTX filed for bankruptcy. months ago He said he was secretly investigating. The report states that the investigation team, led by Damian Williams, USA and offshore of its affiliates foreign exchange operations allegedly investigated.
According to rumors, authorities have passed the law, which includes mandatory procedures for financial institutions to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, on cryptocurrency platforms that allegedly do not serve US customers. to chase used. Among companies investigated using black money and terrorist financing laws Bahamas-based FTX took place.
On the other hand, although there is no information about whether the investigation has reached a conclusion, it does not warrant the federal investigation. to a new orbit allegedly inserted. According to the sources, this investigation revealed that there were questions about FTX even months before the process leading to bankruptcy began.
Former prosecutor with the Sydney Securities and Commodity Fraud Unit Samson Enzer, many securities laws in the 1930s He stated that this has forced investigators to carefully structure digital asset cases.
On the other hand, according to rumors, officials, electronic fraud Using its laws, he planned to examine whether the exchange misled customers about how to hold their assets. However, in order to prove this crime, which is within the scope of electronic fraud, FTX employees must be phone call, email or text message It was necessary to demonstrate that he was trying to gain profit from customers by using electronic communication devices such as
Ultimately, FTX, which gave many trump cards to the authorities with the liquidity crisis, after the bankruptcy, the USA Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Department of Justice (DOJ) was investigated by