The Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a civil forfeiture complaint against more than $225.3 million in cryptocurrency allegedly connected to a global criminal operation targeting U.S. and foreign victims.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed the complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, DOJ said in a statement.

The U.S. Secret Service and FBI used blockchain analysis and other investigative techniques to determine that the cryptocurrency was connected to the theft and laundering of funds from victims of cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes, the complaint said.

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