The U.S. Attorney's Office has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit to recover approximately 47,000 USDT involved in an online fraud case

The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that it has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit to recover 47,461.73111 USDT, stating that this amount comes from a cyber fraud case. The fraudsters deceived victims into depositing funds into cryptocurrency ATMs and then stole the funds.

Law enforcement tracked part of the funds to a cryptocurrency wallet and seized it in March 2026. The investigation also confirmed that the funds of four other similar fraud victims can be traced back to the same wallet.