Gate News reported that on March 20, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against three individuals associated with Super Micro Computer, including the company's co-founder, for allegedly smuggling AI chips worth $2.5 billion to China. According to the indictment, these individuals illegally transported chip technology critical to AI development to Chinese entities by circumventing export control measures. This case highlights the persistent tensions and regulatory challenges in U.S.-China technology trade.

The U.S. Department of Justice has disclosed that Koberger, a former Los Angeles County deputy sheriff, has been sentenced to 63 months in prison for participating in cryptocurrency extortion and false law enforcement. The case involves abuse of police authority and commercial extortion, reflecting the risk of law enforcement personnel engaging in crimes related to the crypto industry. Related personnel remain under review.

Europol and the U.S. Department of Justice jointly dismantled the malicious proxy service "SocksEscort," freezing $3.5 million in cryptocurrency. The network compromised 369,000 devices across 163 countries globally, involving crimes such as fraud and DDoS attacks, resulting in numerous victim losses.

Gate News reports that on March 11, the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating how Iran is using a major global cryptocurrency exchange to circumvent U.S. sanctions. According to company documents and informed sources, an internal investigation into suspicious fund flows exceeding $1 billion was previously halted. These funds were channeled through the platform to a network that provides funding to Iran-backed terrorist organizations (including the Houthi rebels in Yemen). The investigation focuses on the movement of these funds on the platform and the associated compliance risks.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit seeking to recover $3.4 million in USDT related to cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering schemes. Victims were misled into investing in a fake Ethereum project, with their funds ultimately flowing to unidentified controllers.

Investor Michael Burry accuses Nvidia of engaging in anti-competitive behavior in the Oracle and OpenAI projects, claiming that OpenAI withdrew from the partnership due to chip issues, while Nvidia spent significant funds to prevent AMD from taking over. Burry believes this could constitute an antitrust case. The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into Nvidia.

Chen Zhi's lawyer filed a motion with the U.S. Federal Court in New York to dismiss the government's seizure of the Bitcoin he controls, arguing that there is a lack of evidence supporting the fraud charges and questioning the timeline of the seizure. Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the forfeiture of 127,271 Bitcoins, worth approximately $15 billion. Human rights organizations warn that after the scam camp was shut down, many trafficked workers face the risk of re-sale.

Gate News Report: On March 11, the U.S. Department of Justice has decided to reopen the case against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm this fall. Previously, the prosecution failed to persuade the jury to reach a conviction in the initial trial. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York will continue to pursue charges 1 and 3 in the indictment, focusing on third-party developer liability and blockchain-related evidence.

The U.S. Department of Justice has requested a retrial for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm on charges of money laundering and violating sanctions. The initial trial ended in a hung jury, and the case remains unresolved. This case will have a profound impact on crypto privacy tools and blockchain regulation.

According to Amanda Tuminelli, Chief Legal Officer of the DeFi Education Fund, the U.S. Department of Justice will re-examine Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm in the fall. In the first trial, the jury did not reach a consensus on money laundering and sanctions charges, only ruling that he operated an unlicensed remittance business. Despite errors by the prosecution in the first trial, they still decided to re-try some of the charges.