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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected an application against Turkish authorities failure to conduct a proper investigation regarding the disappearance of Yusuf Bilge Tun, who went missing over a year ago and is feared to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence.

According to Turkish Journalist Sevin zarslan, the ECtHR said an investigation is being conducted by the Turkish authorities to figure out the whereabouts of the missing man.

Tundisappearedin Ankara on August 6, 2019 in broad daylight, leaving no trace behind. His father Mustafa Tun earliersaidneither the police nor the prosecutor had cooperated with the family in finding their son.

Tuns car was found in a remote area 45 days after he vanished from Ankaras GMAT shopping mall. His family immediately called the police; yet the police showed no real interest in his disappearance. The police only conducted a crime scene investigation six months after we found the car and contacted them, said Mustafa Tun. We had already removed the car from where we found it, so the investigation was really a formality.

Although the family was afraid he had been abducted, the police dismissed their fears, saying: He might have fled and left his car behind. Take a look at the CCTV footage. He will return.

Tun worked in Turkeys Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry, the government agency responsible for defense procurement, and he was summarily fired with an executive decree after a July 15, 2016 coup attempt.

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CROWN POINT Lake Criminal Court jurors viewed photos Tuesday taken at a Gary crime scene in 2019 after a 14-year-old girl was found dead in an alley, with her hands bound behind her back and a cord around her neck.

Takaylah Tribitt, 14, was found shot to death Sept. 16, 2019, in an alley near East 20th Avenue and Pennsylvania Street in Gary.

Lake County Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Kiel Sopko testified during the second day of Simmons' trial he took the photos and collected evidence in the case while working as an evidence technician with his department's Crime Scene Investigation Unit.

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Tribitt was found facedown and partially covered by thick vegetation on the east side of the alley, Sopko said.

Foilage along the alley was overgrown, and miscellaneous trash was strewn around. Investigators also found tire tread marks in mud near Tribitt's body and two gloves.

Sopko and his partner collected a gold-colored Master Card and a spent 9mm shell casing found near Tribitt's body and a black shower-cap-like hat from under her shoes, he said.

Under cross-examination by defense attorney Michael A. Campbell, Sopko said a glove could retrain possible DNA evidence but he and other investigators did not believe either of the gloves seen in crime scene photos had any evidentiary value.

"Those gloves appeared to have been weathered and had been there for some time," Sopko said.

By contrast, the spent shell casing found near Tribitt's body was free from dirt and rust and did not appear to have been stepped on or depressed into the ground in any way, he said.

Sopko said he attempted to lift fingerprints from the spent casing, but found nothing.

According to charging documents, Tribitt died from a single gunshot wound to her head. She also had been sexually assaulted, but prosecutors did not charge Simmons with any sex crimes as part of the case.

Tribitt's body was found by a NIPSCO worker, who drove through the alley before calling 911. The Master Card Sopko collected bore the name of Simmons' relative, records state.

Simmons was found to be a contributor to DNA on one of the cords found with Tribitt's body, according to court documents.

Sopko told the jury he didn't initially collect the cords found around Tribitt's wrists and neck.

Staff at the Lake County Coroner's Office collected those items during an autopsy and later turned them over to Sopko to be documented as evidence in the case. They subsequently were sent to an Indiana State Police lab for DNA testing, he said.

Lake County Deputy Prosecutors Douglas Shaw and Arturo Balcazar were expected to continue presenting evidence and testimony Wednesday.

Some of the testimony might include that Simmons knew Tribitt and gave her rides and food and paid for her to get her hair and nails done. Jurors also may see videos of two statements Simmons gave to police while in custody in Chicago in 2020 on unrelated matters.

Tribitt was living in a Chicago shelter and had been reported missing by a shelter representative about two weeks before she was found dead, according to Chicago police.

Age: 20

Residence:Gary, IN

Booking Number(s):2201830

Arrest Date:March 10, 2022

Offense Description:CONFINEMENT

Highest Offense Class:Felony

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Arrest Date:March 11, 2022

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Residence:Cedar Lake, IN

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Arrest Date:March 10, 2022

Offense Description:OWI

Highest Offense Class:Misdemeanor

Age: 29

Residence:Merrillville, IN

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Arrest Date:March 10, 2022

Offense Description:POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG

Highest Offense Class:Felony

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Residence:Crown Point, IN

Booking Number(s):2201817

Arrest Date:March 10, 2022

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Residence:East Chicago, IN

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Arrest Date:March 10, 2022

Offense Description:DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG

Highest Offense Class:Felony

Age: 49

Residence:Gary, IN

Booking Number(s):2201832

Arrest Date:March 10, 2022

Offense Description:OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED

Highest Offense Class:Felony

Age: 29

Residence:Lafayette, IN

Booking Number(s):2201834

Arrest Date:March 10, 2022

Offense Description:DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE

Highest Offense Class:Felony

Age: 42

Residence:East Chicago, IN

Booking Number(s):2201818

Arrest Date:March 10, 2022

Offense Description:BATTERY

Highest Offense Class:Misdemeanor

Age: 54

Residence:Chicago, IL

Booking Number(s):2201801

Arrest Date:March 10, 2022

Offense Description:ROBBERY

Highest Offense Class:Felony

Age: 34

Residence:Chicago, IL

Booking Number(s):2201789

Arrest Date:March 9, 2022

Offense Description:DOMESTIC BATTERY

Highest Offense Class:Misdemeanor

Age: 32

Residence:Richton Park, IL

Booking Number(s):2201808

Arrest Date:March 10, 2022

Offense Description:OWI

Highest Offense Class:Misdemeanor

Age: 20

Residence:Chicago, IL

Booking Number(s):2201787

Arrest Date:March 9, 2022

Offense Description:ROBBERY

Highest Offense Class:Felony

Age: 44

Residence:Cedar Lake, IN

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Warrior Run High School selects four students each month to be honored as student of the month. Nathan Eugene McCormack, outstanding senior; Kelsey Morgan Shrawder, Turbotville Lions Club student of the month; Logan Joseph Stroup, Watsontown Lions Club student of the month; and Myles Eugene Corderman, Milton Rotary Club Vocational student of the month, have all been selected for the month of February.

Nathan Eugene McCormack, the son of James and Candy McCormack, participates in outdoor club, National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society and participates in the soccer and track and field athletic teams. He is also a kicker on the football team. He has acheived varsity letters in track and field, soccer and football. Nathan has also acheived All-league Honorable Mention for soccer, 6th place district medal for triple jump and several tournament wins throughout his time on the travel soccer team. He also attended a mission trip to Guatemala in 2019. He is currently employed at UPMC Muncy and likes to do pottery outside of class. He plans to attend Bucknell University and receive a Ph.D in research.

Kelsea Morgan Shrawder, the daughter of Brian and Jamie Shrawder, is a member of the National Honor Society, concert choir and is the treasurer of the drama club. She is invovled at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Turbotville and is currently employed at Walmart. In the future, she hopes to continue to utilize her theatre interests in a career with the Walt Disney Co. after attending Penn State University for recreation, park and tourism managment.

Logan Joseph Stroup, the son of Joseph and Misti Stroup, is active in student council, 4H, Criminal Justics in LYCO, and is a school announcer for morning/afternoon announcements. Outside of class he enjoys playing cornhole, fishing, hunting and hanging out with his friends. He has acheived the 4H best shotgun shooter and first place in Skills USA districts for crime scene investigation. Logan is currently employed at Miles Reynolds General Contracting. He plants to work at the Lycoming County Prerealease Center and hopes to pursue a career in law enforcement.

Myles Eugene Corderman, the son of David and Jennfier Corderman, is a member of the student council and is a morning and afternoon school announcer. He attends Buffalo Community Church in Lewisburg and is part of their cornhole league as well as their youth group. During the summers, he works in commercial roofing. Outside of school, he participates in basketball, cornhole and working on vehicles. He hope to open up his own garage and build show cars and trucks.

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The seizure by the U.S. Department of Justice of $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) lost during the 2016 hack of Bitfinexs cryptocurrency exchange has all the ingredients of a Hollywood film eye-popping sums, colorful protagonists and crypto cloak-and-dagger so much so that Netflix has already commissioned a docuseries.

But, who are the unsung heroes in this action-packed thriller? Federal investigators from multiple agencies including the new National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team have painstakingly followed the money trail to assemble the case. The Feds also seized the Colonial Pipeline ransoms paid in crypto, making headlines last year. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seized $3.5 billion worth of crypto in 2021 in non-tax investigations, according to the recently released Chainalysis cryptocrime 2022 report.

The trends point to the diminishing ability of nefarious criminals and terrorists to use cryptocurrencies as safe havens to stash their ill-gotten gains, illicit profits, donations and funding away from law enforcement officials. For example, the Bitfinex hackers are reported to have moved a small portion of Bitcoin to darknet exchange Alphabay and from there to regular crypto exchanges. This is one of the leads that the Feds used to apprehend the defendants.

Related: How will DOJs new crypto enforcement team change the game for industry players, good and bad?

Regulators and law enforcement agencies in a select few countries have really upped the ante on blockchain forensics. Although initially lost at sea, some G-men and women have honed the playbook on the search and seizure of assets, prosecution in courts and disposal of seized digital currency after winning the case. Each of these specific steps demonstrates a deep understanding of this disruptive technology.

There are several considerations during the process of investigation, and all require an intimate knowledge of the blockchain space. The blockchains may be transparent but various techniques such as tumblers, mixers, chain hopping and structuring (doing multiple small transfers to avoid scrutiny) must be understood and analyzed. The suspects may be apprehended physically but law enforcement officials must also ensure that digital assets are not moved out of reach by the defendants or by their alleged accomplices. The seized crypto assets must be safely in custody during the pending case.

Related: Crypto in the crosshairs: US regulators eye the cryptocurrency sector

The financial cops certainly do not want the crypto assets stolen while the case is being prosecuted. Usually, confiscated crypto assets are auctioned and the proceeds go into designated government accounts. But, when there are innocent victims, a process for restitution is essential for there to be trust in the judicial system.

Blockchain analysis and forensics do not live alone on a deserted island. There are several layers of collaboration required to bring wrong-doers to justice. Firstly, the growing success of law enforcement in tracking crypto crimes is due to the tightening of Know Your Customer (KYC) norms of entities that handle fiat to crypto and crypto to fiat currency conversions. Then, there are other digital forensic technologies involved, for example, gathering data and evidence from seized mobile phones and computers.

Next, there are private sector partners that support crypto monitoring, enforcement actions and cases. There are now several companies that provide tools for blockchain intelligence such as identifying tainted wallets, assigning risk scores to wallet addresses, using analytics and artificial intelligence techniques to flag suspicious patterns and much more. With such tools and techniques, investigative agencies can be more effective. Armed with KYC information as per Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws, prosecutors and their colleagues in regulatory agencies involving securities, commodities, tax and currency matters pursue the inquiries in the real off-chain world.

Related: Lost Bitcoin may be a donation, but is it hindering adoption?

International collaboration is also critical. Criminal actors would like to keep their assets out of reach of the long arm of the law. Law enforcement agencies need to collaborate with partner agencies in other countries. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which helps harmonize rules and assists in the prosecution of money laundering and stems the funding of terrorism is an important inter-governmental policymaking body. It has made recommendations regarding virtual assets, for example, the case of the Travel Rule, but countries are still in different stages of implementing them. Such are the vagaries of sovereignty and statehood in a financial world in transition, the rules of engagement for which are still under development.

The recent success of the agencies in the U.S. and a few other countries may give the impression that law enforcement agencies everywhere are on top of blockchain forensics. In reality, specialist teams, armed with state-of-the-art blockchain analysis tools, are the exception. Many national agencies have yet to begin building capabilities in this area.

Related: FATF guidance on virtual assets: NFTs win, DeFi loses, rest remains unchanged

As of 2022, more than 50 countries have instituted either absolute or implicit bans on cryptocurrencies. Ironically, even countries that ban crypto or look at them askance will need to master blockchain analysis because digital assets easily cross borders. Watch for law enforcement agencies to hire more blockchain specialists and White Hat hackers.

The intricate dance involved in investigating the Bitfinex hack shows that they might even become BFFs. With financial crimes, the mantra for the legal authorities has always been to follow the money. The public nature of blockchain transactions actually makes it easier to track and trace criminal activity. Working with technologists who know what they are doing makes it even easier.

Crypto libertarians may not like the increased involvement of investigative agencies in the space but the writing on the wall is clear: Such guardrails are better for all involved, consumers and crypto companies alike. The industry cannot be worth trillions of dollars and not attract the watchful eye of regulators.

This article was co-authored by Kashyap Kompella and James Cooper.

This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.

The views, thoughts and opinions expressed here are the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph.

Kashyap Kompella, CFA, a technology industry analyst, is CEO of RPA2AI, a global artificial intelligence advisery firm. Kashyap has a bachelors degree (honors) in electrical engineering, an MBA and masters in business laws. He is also a CFA Charter holder. Kashyap is the co-author of Practical Artificial Intelligence: An Enterprise Playbook.

James Cooper is professor of law at California Western School of Law in San Diego and research fellow at Singapore University of Social Sciences. He has advised governments in Asia, Latin America and North America for more than two and a half decades on legal reform and disruptive technologies. A former contractor for the U.S. Departments of Justice and State, he advises blockchain and other technology companies.

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Seattle police are investigating after a shooting downtown on March 2, 2022, left one person dead. (Photo courtesy of SPD Blotter)

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An investigation is underway after a shooting in downtown Seattle on Wednesday evening left one person dead.

Seattle police officers responded to a shooting in the 1500 block of Third Avenue just after 7 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they found a male victim who appeared to be in his late teens or early 20s with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Officers began first aid, then transferred care to Seattle Fire Department medics. The victim was transferred to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, where he later died from his injuries.

Homicide detectives were at the scene, along with detectives with SPDs Crime Scene Investigation Unit.

Anyone with information should call the Violent Crime Tip Line at 206-233-5000.

This comes days after another shooting on Third Avenue and Pine Street on Feb. 27. The victim in Sundays shooting died at the scene.

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