In May 2013, the U.S. Justice Department seized Liberty Reserve, alleging the virtual currency service acted as a $6 billion financial hub for the cybercrime world. Federal officials charged that Liberty Reserve facilitated a broad range of criminal activity, including credit card fraud, identity theft, investment fraud, computer hacking, child pornography, and narcotics trafficking. The government says from 2006 until the services takedown, Liberty Reserve processed an estimated 55 million financial transactions worth more than $6B.”]
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/02/a-light-at-the-end-of-liberty-reserves-demise/

