2 pig butcher busts: Feds recover $5M, ex-Kansas bank CEO jailed
United States prosecutors announced nearly $5 million worth of Tether (USDT) has been seized from a crypto scammer, while in Kansas, a former bank CEO is going to jail for embezzlement.
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