The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed a lawsuit to recover $54 million in cryptocurrency linked to a New Jersey-based drug ring.
According to the statement made by the Attorney General’s Office, the case involves a person named Christopher Castelluzzo through an ICO held in July 2014. 30,000 Ethereum purchased It covers.
Castelluzzo, who traded drugs on the darknet between 2010 and 2015, used the Bitcoins he earned from these sales to buy Ethereum.
Castelluzzo, who was imprisoned with a 20-year sentence, was accused of evading taxes and stealing 30,000 Ethereum after seeing the value of Ethereum increasing. ship outside the USA He made plans for.
plan from phone records Authorities learned about the incident and seized the crypto money.
Castelluzzo also used the 30,000 Ethereum Classic (ETC) he received in 2016 to purchase other cryptocurrencies. The Attorney General’s Office said the cryptocurrencies he bought by selling drugs loss of rights over all He wants him to live.
Prosecutor Philip R. Sellinger said, “In the case we filed here, we aim to recover millions of dollars of crypto money that the defendant allegedly obtained by selling drugs. “Whether (the seizure) is as simple as a purse of cash or as sophisticated as cryptocurrencies, we will take the necessary steps to seize the financial proceeds of defendants’ illegal activities.” said.