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Brazil police target gang that laundered $3M through crypto

  • —The scheme ran from January to July 2025 against clients of a credit cooperative
  • —A cooperative employee leaked authentication codes to accomplices to approve fraudulent purchases
  • —Stolen funds were routed through businesses and bank accounts before conversion to crypto
  • —More than 60 officers from two states took part in the operation
Why it matters: The case highlights how bank fraud increasingly ends in crypto conversion, raising pressure on exchanges' KYC and transaction monitoring.
Source: Livecoins
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