US Court Orders Recovery of $2.5 Million Worth of Stolen Cryptocurrencies

Americans aged 60 and above were duped most frequently and lost the most amount of money among any age group, the FBI said.

A Bitcoin mock-up on Jan. 12, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A federal judge has ordered the forfeiture of roughly $2.5 million worth of cryptocurrencies stolen via scams, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a May 23 statement.

The order, issued by U.S. District Court Judge Amir H. Ali, seeks to recoup funds stolen through cryptocurrency confidence schemes and return them to the United States.