Binance founder Chengpeng Zhao pleads guilty to money laundering charges: DOJ

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Violations

Changpeng Zhao will pay a $50 million fine and step down as chief executive of the company he created, the latest blow to the crypto world since the implosion of FTX last year.

Nov. 22, 2023 - nytimes.com - NYT > Technology

Binance chief Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to money laundering charges

Changpeng Zhao will also step down as chief executive of the world's largest crypto-exchange.

Nov. 21, 2023 - bbc.co.uk - BBC News - Home

Binance founder steps down, pleads guilty to anti-money laundering charge

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, stepped down from his chief executive role on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to failing to prevent money laundering on his company's platform. The entity that operates Binance, the ...

Nov. 21, 2023 - thehill.com - Just In News | The Hill

DOJ Charges Binance With Vast Money-Laundering Scheme and Sanctions Violations

From Russia to Iran, the feds have charged Binance with conducting well over $1 billion in transactions with sanctioned countries and criminal actors.

Nov. 21, 2023 - wired.com - Wired

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Agrees to Step Down, Plead Guilty

The largest global crypto exchange will admit wrongdoing and agree to pay $4.3 billion in fines.

Nov. 21, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News

Largest crypto exchange Binance fined $4 billion, CEO pleads guilty to not stopping money laundering

The U.S. government has dealt a massive blow to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange

Nov. 21, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: Technology - Crypto

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to federal charges, steps down

The U.S. Department of Justice brought criminal charges against Binance and its billionaire founder and CEO, Changpeng Zhao.

Nov. 22, 2023 - cnbc.com - US Top News and Analysis

Crypto prices fall as Binance chief pleads guilty to DOJ charges

On Tuesday Binance's Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to federal charges and agreed to step down as CEO of the largest crypto exchange in the world.

Nov. 21, 2023 - cnbc.com - US Top News and Analysis - Crypto

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Quits, Pleads Guilty, and Must Pay $200 Million in Fines

Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, will step down and plead guilty to violating money-laundering requirements as part of a DOJ settlement. The company will also pay $4.3 billion in fines.

Nov. 21, 2023 - wired.com - Wired

Binance CEO pleads guilty to federal charges

The head of cryptocurrency exchange Binance pleaded guilty Tuesday to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program. Federal authorities say the company committed a long list of crimes under Changpeng Zhao's leadership. CBS News ...

Nov. 21, 2023 - cbsnews.com - Home - CBSNews.com

Binance to pay $4.3 billion fine as CEO pleads guilty to federal charges

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform admits it did not take appropriate steps to prevent money laundering on its site.

Nov. 21, 2023 - cbsnews.com - Politics - CBSNews.com

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao ordered by judge to stay in U.S. ahead of prison sentencing

A federal judge on Monday ordered Binance ex-CEO Changpeng Zhao to remain in the U.S. at least temporarily after his guilty plea last week.

Nov. 28, 2023 - cnbc.com - US Top News and Analysis

Judge Temporarily Blocks Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao From Leaving U.S.

Nov. 27, 2023 - online.wsj.com - WSJ.com: World News

Binance’s crypto dominance under threat after loss of founder Zhao

US compliance squeeze means new chief executive Richard Teng will be hard-pressed to keep exchange competitive

Nov. 23, 2023 - ft.com - UK homepage - Crypto

Crypto giant Binance admits to money laundering and agrees to pay $4.3bn

CEO Changpeng Zhao will resign and pay a $50m individual fine as part of a plea deal with the US Justice Department. Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, agreed to resign from the company and plead ...

Nov. 21, 2023 - theguardian.com - The Guardian - Crypto

FirstFT: Binance chief Changpeng Zhao steps down after US guilty plea

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Nov. 21, 2023 - ft.com - World

Changpeng Zhao speaks out after pleading guilty to criminal charges, names Richard Teng as new Binance CEO

After stepping down and pleading guilty to federal charges, former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has named a successor.

Nov. 22, 2023 - cnbc.com - US Top News and Analysis

Founder of Binance, world’s largest crypto exchange, pleads guilty to U.S. charge as company agrees to pay $4 billion

Nov. 21, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: Technology

Mikey Williams pleads guilty to gun charge, other charges could be reduced for Memphis freshman

Williams hasn't joined the Memphis program while navigating the felony gun charges

Nov. 30, 2023 - cbssports.com - CBSSports.com Headlines

Binance users pull more than $1 billion from the exchange after CEO leaves, pleads guilty

Binance has seen outflows amounting to more than $1 billion in the past 24 hours, not including bitcoin, according to data from blockchain analysis firm Nansen.

Nov. 23, 2023 - cnbc.com - US Top News and Analysis

‘Rust’ armorer pleads not guilty to separate gun charge

The set armorer for the film where actor Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer in 2021 pleaded not guilty to gun charges in an unrelated case on Friday. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was charged for carrying a gun in a Santa Fe, N.M., bar just ...

Dec. 2, 2023 - thehill.com - Just In News | The Hill

Movie armorer in 'Rust' fatal shooting pleads not guilty to unrelated gun charge

The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer in 2021 has waived her arraignment in a separate case, pleading not guilty to a charge of carrying a gun into a Santa Fe bar

Dec. 1, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: Entertainment

Ex-Marine pleads guilty to federal charges in Planned Parenthood clinic firebombing

An ex-Marine pleaded guilty to federal charges in the firebombing last year of a Planned Parenthood clinic in California, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.

Nov. 30, 2023 - abcnews.go.com - ABC News: Top Stories

Vermont shooting suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder charges

The suspect charged with the attempted murders in the second degree of three students of Palestinian descent pleaded not guilty Monday. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has the latest as officials continue their investigation.

Nov. 27, 2023 - cbsnews.com - Home - CBSNews.com

Former Obama adviser pleads not guilty to hate crime, stalking charges

Former Obama administration official Stuart Seldowitz pleaded not guilty Thursday to hate crime and stalking charges, court records show, after he was accused of harassing the operator of a New York City food cart with racist and Islamophobic ...

Nov. 24, 2023 - thehill.com - Just In News | The Hill