DOJ targets overseas crypto investment scams with $938.5M frozen

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Based on reporting by The Defiant; not yet independently confirmed.

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced an enforcement initiative across 94 U.S. Attorneys' Offices, with the Scam Center Strike Force confirming $938.5 million in frozen crypto.

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a Department of Justice enforcement initiative across all 94 U.S. Attorneys' Offices to combat transnational crypto investment fraud on October 21, 2026, according to The Defiant. The Scam Center Strike Force, an interagency effort including the DOJ, the FBI, and the Secret Service, confirmed that authorities have frozen $938.5 million in illicit cryptocurrency. The initiative mobilizes prosecutors nationwide to target overseas syndicate networks and fraudulent investment platforms.

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