Bipartisan Bill Proposes DOJ-Led Task Force to Combat Cryptocurrency Theft and Scams
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Bipartisan lawmakers have introduced legislation to create a Department of Justice-led task force that would coordinate investigations into cryptocurrency theft, scams, and digital asset-related crimes across federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The task force would bring together agencies including the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and FinCEN, with the DOJ serving as the primary federal coordinator for crypto theft investigations. The bill was introduced by Republican Representative Lance Gooden and a Democratic co-sponsor.
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· 3 pulledUS lawmakers have introduced legislation that would create a Department of Justice-led task force to coordinate investigations into cryptocurrency theft, scams and other digital asset-related crimes across federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
Under the proposal, the Justice Department would serve as the primary federal coordinator for cryptocurrency theft investigations, bringing together agencies including the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations and Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
The bill introduced by Republican Representative Lance Gooden and his Democratic co-sponsor aims to streamline interagency cooperation on digital asset crime.
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