Entertainment
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, is set to plead guilty to charges of bank fraud and filing a false tax return in a sports betting case. Mizuhara is accused of stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani's account to cover gambling debts,
Technology
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the bail application of Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of the cryptocurrency firm Binance Holdings Limited, who is facing charges of money laundering and terrorism financing. The presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, ruled that there was a substantial risk of Gambaryan absconding if
Finance
In a significant crackdown on cryptocurrency fraud, Chinese law enforcement in Panshi City, Jilin Province, have arrested six individuals accused of operating an illegal money exchange. The operation involved nearly 2.14 billion yuan ($300 million) in transactions between the Chinese Renminbi (RMB) and the South Korean Won. The suspects,
Technology
A Nigerian Federal High Court has postponed the money laundering trial involving cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, to May 17. The adjournment came after Binance's lawyer stated that he had not been served with the necessary documents to prepare for
Finance
The United States Department of Justice has charged the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and two of its founders, Chun Gan and Ke Tang, with conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and failing to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). According to the indictment, KuCoin did not implement an