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The DOJ's deal with the Devil, an update

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Aug 9, 2026 · 15:03

This is an update to my earlier post on the court case on 225M USDT frozen from pig butchering scams, The DOJ's Deals with the Devils [https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/s/XMFOyo5TfN](https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/s/XMFOyo5TfN)

This week:

In a proposed settlement, the US DOJ has agreed to give a majority of $225M in verifiable scam victim's funds to Infiniweb, an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) of the infamous Prince Group. It's official.

[https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.281742/gov.uscourts.dcd.281742.85.0.pdf](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.281742/gov.uscourts.dcd.281742.85.0.pdf)

The DOJ also agreed to that POGO's move for protective order, to shield The Syndicate

[https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.281742/gov.uscourts.dcd.281742.86.0.pdf](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.281742/gov.uscourts.dcd.281742.86.0.pdf)

This is second theft. A US government-sanctioned crypto scam.