An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the purported investigation or prevention of crime and presenting (the arrestee) to a procedure as part of the criminal justice system. The term is Anglo-Norman in origin and is related to the French word arrêt, meaning "stop". The word 'arrest' when used in its ordinary and natural sense, means the apprehension of a person or the deprivation of a person's liberty.
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Alleged BTC-e boss will be extradited to France over cryptocurrency fraud
The man thought to be behind notorious cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, which is involved in a multi-billion Bitcoin fraud ...
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Huawei CFO in Canadian court on fraud charges, faces extradition to US
Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou is scheduled to appear in court, where she will fight extradition to the US over charges of skirting ...
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Self-styled 'coyote of Wall Street' gets 33 months in prison for $224K crypto fraud
CabbageTech's CEO has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to defrauding cryptocurrency investors. ...
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UN experts: Don’t go to North Korean crypto conference (duh)
International sanctions experts from the United Nations are warning people not to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North ...
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Ethereum dev indicted for delivering cryptocurrency talk in North Korea
Virgil Griffith, the Ethereum developer arrested after allegedly traveling to North Korea to speak at a cryptocurrency conference, ...
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This $722M Bitcoin mining scam referred to its marks as 'dumb' investors and 'sheep'
Authorities in the US have arrested three men in connection with a Bitcoin mining scheme that allegedly defrauded investors ...
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Bitcoin ransomware hacker must pay $356K or spend 2 more years in prison
A jailed hacker responsible for distributing highly effective Bitcoin-demanding ransomware campaigns has been ordered to ...
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Police arrest head of $2.7M Ugandan cryptocurrency scam
Police have arrested one of the directors of a cryptocurrency startup in Uganda that closed suddenly and made off with investors' ...
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Deepdotweb admin says $15.5M Bitcoin 'kickback' scheme didn't exist
One of the arrested admins of dark web portal Deepdotweb has claimed that any money earned via the website came from legitimate ...
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Crypto Capital boss nabbed after allegedly laundering $390M
The head of payment processor Crypto Capital has reportedly been arrested by Polish authorities on money laundering charges. ...
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NiceHash co-founder reportedly arrested over alleged stolen millions (again)
The co-founder of NiceHash, the well-known cryptocurrency hash power broker, has reportedly been arrested in Germany.
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German police raid criminal Bitcoin ring hiding in ex-NATO military bunker
Police in Germany have executed a hi-tech raid on a data processing centre installed in an ex-Nato bunker which hosted a ...
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Developer who started a church to worship AI indicted for stealing AI
Anthony Levandowski, a former employee at Google sister company Waymo, today was charged with 33 counts of theft and attempted ...
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5 charged in connection with $2.7M Australian cryptocurrency scam
Australian police have charged five people in connection with a protracted cold call cryptocurrency investment scam that ...
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US tip-off leads to arrest after man buys child abuse imagery with cryptocurrency in Australia
An Australian man has been charged after authorities linked him to a cryptocurrency account used to buy child exploitation ...
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Bitcoin dark web drug ring busted after dealer doxes himself buying stamps
US law enforcers have busted a Bitcoin-fuelled dark web drug ring after one of the alleged dealers messed up and bought ...
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German police raid another Bitcoin-powered dark web marketplace
German police have busted Chemical Revolution, a dark web marketplace, which allowed consumers to buy narcotics with Bitcoin. ...
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Cyber criminals steal $27M in Bitcoin by impersonating popular cryptocurrency exchange
Police agencies from the UK and the Netherlands have arrested six people in connection with the theft of €24 million ($27 ...
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Alleged moderator of dark web drug market AlphaBay facing 20 years in prison
An alleged moderator of AlphaBay, a dark web marketplace, has been indicted for facilitating sales on the site before law ...
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Swede facing extradition to US over $11M Bitcoin investment scam
A Swedish citizen has been charged with securities, wire fraud, and money laundering in a scheme that saw him encourage victims ...
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US authorities seize over $200,000 worth of Bitcoin in suspected drug ring
US authorities have seized more than $200,000 worth of Bitcoin after arresting three Boston-based men on charges of conspiring ...
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Chinese Bitcoin miner arrested for stealing electricity from oil well
Authorities in China have arrested a man after he reportedly stole electricity from an oil well to mine Bitcoin.
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Indian police arrest 78 in Bitcoin call center scam
A call center scam that targeted US citizens and requested payment in Bitcoin has been busted by police in India resulting ...
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Police seize over $600K in cash, Bitcoin, and Monero in worldwide dark web drug bust
Police have busted two enormous dark web drug markets - the Wall Street Market and Silkkietie - which ran on Bitcoin and ...
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Police bust potential Bitcoin money laundering scheme in Brazil
Brazilian police have arrested a man on suspicion that he was running a drug trafficking ring and laundering funds using ...
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Assange arrest leads Bitcoiners to donate over $30,000 to WikiLeaks in 6 days
WikiLeaks is currently receiving 0.87 BTC per day ($4,700), as cryptocurrency fans continue to rally behind its founder, ...
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Indian entrepreneur implicated in $300 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme gets bail
Amit Bhardwaj, a man accused of running a $300-million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, has reportedly been granted bail on medical ...
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New Yakuza spin-off yanked from shelves over actor’s arrest
The arrest of Pierre Taki isn't a huge deal to the average gamer -- but there's a chance it could keep you from getting the ...
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Here are the 3 ways OneCoin defrauded cryptocurrency investors for billions
Another multi-billion dollar Pyramid scheme run by corrupt cryptocurrency crooks has been busted - but how in the hell was ...
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Bitcoin theft victim sues AT&T for $224M after SIM-swap bungle
The victim of a debilitating cryptocurrency hack is now suing AT&T for $224M, citing gross negligence that led to having ...
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Bitcoin ransomers arrested for kidnapping in South Africa
Police in Mpumalanga, South Africa, have arrested two suspects who demanded a Bitcoin ransom following the kidnapping of ...
