Through interviews with almost a dozen people familiar with the case, including current and former U.S. Leaders from the other two offices, along with higher-level DOJ officials, would likely also have to sign off on any action against Binance, three of the sources said. Justice Department regulations say that money laundering charges against a financial institution must be approved by the MLARS chief. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington in Seattle and the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.
The inquiry involves prosecutors at three Justice Department offices: the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, known as MLARS, the U.S. Others have argued taking time to review more evidence, the sources said. Some of the at least half dozen federal prosecutors involved in the case believe the evidence already gathered justifies moving aggressively against the exchange and filing criminal charges against individual executives including founder Changpeng Zhao, said two of the sources. anti-money laundering laws and sanctions, these people said. The investigation began in 2018 and is focused on Binance's compliance with U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors are delaying the conclusion of a long-running criminal investigation into the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, four people familiar with the matter have told Reuters. WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Splits between U.S.
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