# US Prosecutors Seek $61 Million Tied to Iranian Oil Sales Laundered Through Binance

The civil forfeiture complaint targets stablecoin proceeds the Department of Justice says funded Iran's military, and it does not require a criminal conviction.

- Published: 2026-09-15T05:52:11.664Z
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- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/15/u-s-doj-seeks-usd61-million-in-what-it-calls-crypto-laundered-iranian-oil-proceeds), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

The United States Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking $61 million it says represents proceeds from Iranian oil sold outside sanctions channels and then moved through cryptocurrency, CoinDesk reported. Prosec…

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