The FBI just launched a nationwide, coordinated takedown of a national network of criminals involved with stealing and processing catalytic converters across the country.

OEM Catalytic Converter on a 1996 Dodge Ram B2500 van

Federal, state, and local law enforcement partners from across the United States executed a nationwide, coordinated takedown today of leaders and associates of a national network of thieves, dealers, and processors for their roles in conspiracies involving stolen catalytic converters sold to a metal refinery for tens of millions of dollars.

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After gaining access to digital wallet private keys stored with online service, husband and wife are arrested and US seizes $3.6 Billion in stolen Bitcoin linked to 2016 hack of Bitfinex.

Bitcoin cryptocurrency

Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, both of New York, New York, were arrested this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange, presently valued at approximately $4.5 billion.

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The Complete Salem Witch Trials Guide – mass hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts ends with the deaths of 25 people – official documents, sketches, maps, and more!

Salem witch trial with collapsed witch

The Salem witch Trials were a series of hearings, and executions, of people accused of witchcraft in the towns of Salem Village, Salem Town, Ipswich, and Andover, Massachusetts. In the end, twenty-five people died, most of them women. Today the trials are considered abominable and serve as a vivid cautionary tale about the dangers of…

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