Tether 456,602 coins, U.S. prosecutors seek forfeiture of assets tied to romance scam
Original headline테더 45만6602개, 미 검찰이 연애 사기 연루 자산 몰수 청구
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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts has filed a civil forfeiture complaint in Boston federal court seeking 456,602 Tether (USDT), valued at roughly $456,602, tied to a romance-scam investment fraud. The action targets two wallets holding funds linked to three victims residing in Massachusetts, Ohio, and California who were pitched crypto investments by people they met on dating sites, Facebook, and Xiaohongshu. Prosecutors say the fake investment platforms displayed apparent gains while the deposited funds were not held by the exchanges. The case matters as a signal that U.S. authorities are pursuing stablecoin assets directly in pig-butchering frauds, and the next step to watch is whether the court grants forfeiture and how quickly the USDT is returned to victims.
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