Tether Freezes $225 Million in Crypto Linked to Human Trafficking Ring at Request of U.S. Secret Service
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Tether froze $225 million in crypto linked to a human trafficking group in Southeast Asia.
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The freeze was done at the request of the U.S. Secret Service during an investigation.
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Tether collaborated with the U.S. Department of Justice and crypto exchange OKX on the investigation.
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The frozen tokens were linked to a "pig butchering" romance scam syndicate.
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This is Tether's largest ever freeze of its stablecoin.