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US Department of Justice Links Kansas Bank Collapse to $225 Million Money Laundering Scheme
Summary: According to CoinDesk, the US Department of Justice complaint revealed that former CEO Shan Hanes of Heartland Tri-State Bank embezzled $47.1 million in 2023, leading to the bank's collapse and transferring most of the funds to scammers promising cryptocurrency wealth. The DOJ traced $225 million 'money laundering' involving a Manila scam network and a total ...
According to CoinDesk, the US Department of Justice complaint revealed that former CEO Shan Hanes of Heartland Tri-State Bank embezzled $47.1 million in 2023, leading to the bank's collapse and transferring most of the funds to scammers promising cryptocurrency wealth. The DOJ traced $225 million 'money laundering' involving a Manila scam network and a total trading volume of $30 billion, with 237 OKX accounts and 434 victims involved. Shan Hanes was identified as one of the largest victims in the network, and the seized cryptocurrency may be added to the Federal Digital Asset Reserve established under President Trump's order.
Scammers laundered money by first directing victims to send USDT to 93 deposit addresses controlled by the fraud ring. Subsequently, funds were transferred through up to 100 intermediary wallets, a process aimed at concealing the source of funds and confusing deposits from multiple victims.
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