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Washington State Files Civil Action to Forfeit $7.1 Million in Crypto from International Fraud Scheme

Summary by 99 Bitcoins
Washington State just dropped the hammer on a crypto-linked fraud operation, filing to seize $7.1 million in digital assets tied to an international oil storage scam. The scheme lured investors with promises of high returns, but it turns out that everything is smoke. Backed by the DoJ and Homeland Security Investigations, the civil action targets crypto wallets allegedly used to launder investor funds. The main suspect, Geoffrey K. Auyeung, alre…
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99 Bitcoins broke the news in on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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