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DOJ Reviewing Whether Binance Broke Its $4,300,000,000 Plea Deal Amid Iran Sanctions Probe: Report

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The Justice Department is reviewing whether Binance complied with the terms of its 2023 settlement, and the review is taking place alongside an investigation into possible Binance transactions involving Iran. No new charges have been filed against Binance or its employees.

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The Justice Department is reviewing whether Binance lived up to the terms of its 2023 settlement with the US government.
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Tyson Duva, who heads the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, is named in connection with the review.
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The review is taking place amid an investigation into possible Binance transactions involving Iran.
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No new charges have been filed against Binance or its employees.

What it means

Binance and its employees are the immediate focus of the review, because the exchange’s 2023 settlement is being checked again and no new charges have been filed so far. That means the company is facing renewed federal scrutiny today, even without a new filing in court.

In practice, the situation is not described as a new prosecution, and nothing in these updates says Binance has been charged again. The settlement remains the reference point, while the status of the review and the Iran-related probe are the moving parts that are visible right now. (per tokenpost.com)

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