# Tether Sued in New York Over a $42.4 Million Freeze Made Before Any Warrant

The complaint arrives the same week Britain's National Crime Agency froze more than £10 million tied to a payment from the fantasy-sports platform Sorare.

- Published: 2026-09-02T05:46:41.964Z
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Tether faces a lawsuit in New York alleging that it froze 42.4 million USDT before authorities obtained a warrant, as part of a fraud investigation involving roughly $61 million, crypto.news reported. The claim is not that the freeze was mi…

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