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U.S. Government Seizes Online Marketplaces Selling Fraudulent Identity Documents

U.S. Government Seizes Online Marketplaces Selling Fraudulent Identity Documents

2025-08-28  Per Henrikson

The FBI used the VerifTools marketplace to generate and purchase counterfeit New Mexico driver’s licenses, which were paid for with cryptocurrency. The FBI has identified the equivalent of approximately $6.4 million of illicit proceeds linked to the VerifTools marketplace.


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