United States v. 113 Virtual Currency Accounts

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 20-606 (TJK) 113 VIRTUAL CURRENCY ACCOUNTS et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The United States seeks the forfeiture of 145 virtual currency accounts containing funds linked to alleged hacks of virtual currency exchanges by North Korean operatives. It alleges that, following those hacks, these accounts were each involved in a conspiracy to engage in three types of money laundering—concealment, promotion or international promotion money laundering—or are otherwise traceable to…