[U.S. Attorney's Office Files Civil Forfeiture Lawsuit to Recover Approximately 47,000 USDT Involved in Online Fraud Case] The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that it has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit to recover 47,461.73111 USDT, which prosecutors claim originated from an online fraud case. Scammers deceived victims into depositing funds into cryptocurrency ATMs and then stole the funds. Law enforcement traced part of the funds to a cryptocurrency wallet, which was seized in March 2026. The investigation also identified funds from four additional victims of similar scams that could be traced to the same wallet.