Kenyan Investigators Freeze Over $888K in USDT as Money Laundering Probe Widens

Kenyan investigators have seized and frozen over $888,000 in cash and USDT tied to a money laundering operation that allegedly moved more than $2.32 million through shell firms, bank accounts, remittance services, and cryptocurrency wallets.

The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) said the scheme relied on two parallel channels designed to obscure the origin of the money and evade detection.

In one channel, funds were sent via international remittance services into Kenya through intermediary individuals and companies before reaching the respondents' bank accounts. Investigators also seized $135,000 spread across nine accounts at over five banks.