ChainCatcher news, the Brazilian Federal Police launched "Operation Alcacaria" this Wednesday, aimed at combating operators who provide money laundering services using cryptocurrencies. In addition, the police are tracking and investigating exchanges that collaborate with these operators to provide liquidity for their money laundering activities. However, the names of those involved have not yet been released.This operation issued 62 search warrants, 13 arrest warrants, and seized funds from the involved entities' banks.

ChainCatcher news, the Brazilian Federal Police recently launched "Operation Nifheim," successfully dismantling three criminal organizations that used cryptocurrency for money laundering. The operation took place in Caxias do Sul, São Paulo, Fortaleza, and Brasília, resulting in the issuance of 8 arrest warrants and 19 search and seizure warrants.Since 2021, the involved gangs have laundered over $9.7 billion through cryptocurrency, with funds primarily sourced from drug trafficking and smuggling. The Brazilian Federal Court has frozen $1.58 billion in assets and seized multiple vehicles and real estate. Police revealed that these gangs used shell companies to conceal the source of funds, which were subsequently transferred to locations such as the United States, the UAE, Hong Kong, and China.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan arrived at the Abuja court in a wheelchair yesterday after complaining of back pain. According to local media reports, the Abuja court has issued an arrest warrant for prison doctor Abraham Ehizoje.This decision was made at the request of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan's lawyer. Gambaryan's legal team accused Ehizoje of failing to comply with orders regarding the provision of medical reports for the detained executive.

ChainCatcher news, Abuja Federal High Court Judge Emeka Nwite issued a warrant for the arrest of the doctor at Kuje Correctional Facility, Dr. Abraham Ehizojie. The warrant was issued because Ehizojie failed to provide a medical report for Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan or failed to appear in court as previously ordered.Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lawyer Ekene Iheanacho expressed surprise at the absence of the medical personnel. Mordi requested the court to issue a warrant for the doctor’s arrest and to send Gambaryan to the hospital for immediate medical diagnosis, citing that his client was suffering from severe back pain and his health condition was deteriorating.

ChainCatcher news reports that the prosecution has applied for an arrest warrant for Hancom Chairman Kim Sang-cheol on suspicion of conspiring with executives of a subsidiary to unlawfully use virtual assets valued at approximately 9.6 billion Korean won (about 6.95 million USD).Kim Sang-cheol is suspected of leading the entire case of illegal fundraising involving the "Arowana Token." Arowana Token is a cryptocurrency.Arowana Token was first listed on a virtual asset exchange in South Korea on April 20, 2021. Within 30 minutes of its listing, its price skyrocketed from the initial 50 won to 53,800 won, a 1,075-fold increase, raising suspicions of market manipulation. At that time, the circulating supply of Arowana Token was 500 million tokens.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, South Korean prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Bang, a key figure in the investigation into the suspension of withdrawals by Delio and Haru Invest. Bang is reportedly a major shareholder of B&S Holdings.It is reported that Delio suspended user withdrawals on June 14, 2023, due to Haru Invest, which it partnered with, suddenly halting deposits and withdrawals. Haru filed a criminal complaint against B&S Holdings, accusing it of deceiving the company by providing false management reports. Bang faces arrest on charges of fraud and breach of contract. After complaints from Delio and Haru's clients, prosecutors prevented related personnel from leaving the country. The Seoul Southern District Court has not yet commented.

According to ChainCatcher news, South Korea's SBS News reported that the Southern District Prosecutor's Office in Seoul has requested an arrest warrant for Kang Jong-hyun (transliteration), who is said to be the actual owner of Bithumb, on charges of playing a key role in manipulating the stock prices of Bithumb affiliates Vidente, Inbiogen, and Bucket Studio. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Terraform Labs Pte. Ltd. co-founder Daniel Shin and seven other Terra partners attended a court hearing in South Korea. It is reported that South Korean prosecutors have accused Shin Dong-hyuk and others of violating the Capital Markets Act and the Electronic Financial Transactions Act, allegedly committing fraud.According to prosecutors, Shin Dong-hyuk is suspected of illegally profiting over 140 billion won (approximately 107 million USD) through the LUNA cryptocurrency, promoting the Terra stablecoin as a payment method despite multiple warnings from regulators, and misusing Chai company users' private information to promote Terra-LUNA. Shin Dong-hyuk founded and served as CEO of the payment technology company Chai in 2019, but reportedly resigned earlier this year.Shin denied these allegations, stating that he sold over 70% of his LUNA holdings before the price surge and still held a significant amount of LUNA stock during the bankruptcy of LUNA in May. Shin also claimed that financial authorities had never expressed disapproval of incorporating cryptocurrency into e-commerce payments. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Yonhap News Agency, the Seoul prosecution has requested pre-arrest warrants for Daniel Shin, co-founder of Terra, and 7 others, accusing them of fraud, breach of duty, and violations of capital market laws. Among them, 4 are early investors in Terra Luna, and the other 4 are key personnel in the technical development of Terra and Luna.Prosecutors believe that the design of earning 20% interest by depositing in Anchor is inherently fraudulent, and that the former CEO's sale of Luna for a profit of 140 billion won during the price surge constitutes improper profit. (source link)

According to Chain Catcher news and reported by CoinDesk Korea, after the South Korean prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Terra founder Do Kwon, from September 15 to 18, the Terra Foundation Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) wallet transferred approximately 3,313 bitcoins (about $66.59 million) to the cryptocurrency exchanges KuCoin (1,354 BTC) and OKX (1,959 BTC).It is reported that the South Korean prosecutors subsequently applied to KuCoin to freeze the account, but OKX ignored the prosecution's freezing request, and the 1,959 BTC may have been transferred to another exchange. Prosecutors are closely investigating the transfer situation. (source link)

According to Chain Catcher news and Bloomberg, South Korean prosecutors stated that since Do Kwon went to Singapore, the unit has obtained "indirect evidence of his escape," which is why the arrest warrant was issued in the first place. South Korean prosecutors declined to comment on whether they know Do Kwon's whereabouts or plans to contact Interpol. Additionally, the Korea Herald reported that prosecutors said Do Kwon is not cooperating with the investigation and has informed investigators through his lawyer that he has no intention of appearing for questioning.Earlier reports indicated that South Korean prosecutors requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to impose administrative sanctions on Terra founder Do Kwon and four others, demanding the return of their passports; subsequently, Singapore police stated that Do Kwon is no longer in Singapore, and Do Kwon tweeted in response that he is not "on the run." (Bloomberg)

According to Chain Catcher news, the Korea Herald reported that a task force of five prosecutors from the Southern District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul recently applied to the Southern District Court of Seoul for arrest warrants for seven individuals, including Terra founder Do Kwon and TFL founding member Nicholas Platias. The main accusation against them is violating the Capital Markets Act, as the prosecution believes that the cryptocurrencies Terra and Luna fall under the category of "investment contract securities" as defined by the Capital Markets Act. (Korea Herald)