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The attorneys at Sammis Law Firm represent clients after their cash or other valuable property is taken at the airport. After the seizure, most people are shocked to learn that federal agents can seize money this way. Our clients might want to fly with cash for any variety of reasons including moving, planning to buy […]
Seizure of Frozen Crypto Wallets on Circle Circle Internet Group, Inc., is a publicly traded Delaware Corporation with its principal place of business in New York, New York. Circle Internet Financial, LLC, is a limited liability company formed in Delaware, with its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts. Circle Internet Financial’s sole member is […]
BTC-e Account Holders in the Cryptocurrency Forfeiture Case On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a sweeping civil asset forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking to forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency and fiat funds connected to the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange. The case […]
What happens if local law enforcement agencies in Florida seize cryptocurrency from foreign nationals and overseas companies, despite having no authority to do so? Leslie Sammis, an attorney with Sammis Law Firm, recently resolved one such case. As a result of her efforts, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office was forced to return everything it seized […]
Seizures of Tron Wallets for Forfeiture One crypto network growing quickly is Tron, known for its faster transaction times, low fees, and stability. Tron is registered in the British Virgin Islands. The most dominant cryptocurrency on the Tron network is Tether, the third-largest cryptocurrency token. As the largest stablecoin, Tether strives for a 1:1 peg […]
Seizures of Cryptocurrency by FBI for Forfeiture Various units at the FBI are freezing and then seizing cryptocurrencies for a wide range of crimes, including crypto-investment fraudulent schemes such as money laundering. Those units include FBI’s Virtual Assets Unit. The goal of these seizures is to financially strangle illicit networks. Unfortunately, innocent cryptocurrency owners are […]
What if Florida’s Attorney General wanted to create its own cryptocurrency “strategic reserve”? It could train law enforcement officers across the state to look for scams involving cryptocurrency. Those scams include overseas fraudsters calling Florida residents to convince them to put cash into a virtual currency kiosk through fraud. Many of those scams target the […]
Problems with Cryptocurrency Tracing Are law enforcement seizing cryptocurrency assets based on probabilities instead of solid proof? At Sammis Law Firm, we focus on helping innocent owners after their cryptocurrency account is frozen or seized for administrative or judicial forfeiture proceedings. We are experienced with forfeiture proceedings under both state and federal law. We know […]
Law enforcement agencies in Florida are devoting more resources to seizing cryptocurrency accounts, particularly those belonging to foreign nationals. If they also secure an arrest warrant, they can use the fugitive disentitlement doctrine (FDD) to gain an unfair advantage and take the cryptocurrency by default. Even innocent owners who are U.S. Citizens face tough obstacles […]
Trump’s “Digital Asset Stockpile” On January 23, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order entitled “STRENGTHENING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN DIGITAL FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY” referencing a digital asset stockpile. Section 4(c)(ii) provides: The Working Group shall evaluate the potential creation and maintenance of a national digital asset stockpile and propose criteria for establishing such a […]
