Thai businessmen sue Tether for freezing $42M in $61M pig butchering case

The plaintiffs didn’t dispute their involvement in the pig butchering scam, but claimed that Tether did not have the authority to freeze the $42 million at the time

OttoTrader publishedSep 2, 2026, 12:38 PM

Original source timeSep 2, 2026, 12:00 PM

UpdatedSep 2, 2026, 12:38 PM

Source publicationCointelegraph

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The plaintiffs didn’t dispute their involvement in the pig butchering scam, but claimed that Tether did not have the authority to freeze the $42 million at the time Thai businessmen sue Tether for freezing $42M in $61M pig butchering case

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