Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, will resign on December 13, 2024.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, known for prosecuting Sam Bankman-Fried, announced his resignation. Edward Y. Kim will succeed him in the Southern District of New York.
Damian Williams’ resignation as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York may impact federal crypto prosecution strategies, coinciding with Trump’s pro-crypto leadership transition.
BitMEX admits to violating the Bank Secrecy Act, highlighting major AML lapses and shaking the cryptocurrency community.
Prosecutors allege two brothers orchestrated a scheme defrauding Ethereum MEV bots of $25 million, threatening blockchain integrity.
Idin Dalpour has been indicted for wire fraud linked to a $43M crypto Ponzi scheme unsealed in New York by officials, defrauding investors from 2020 to 2024.
Irina Dilkinska, a legal executive of OneCoin, has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for her role in a multibillion dollar pyramid scheme, as stated by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams.
