# US Forfeiture Case Ties $61 Million in Frozen Tron Addresses to an Iranian Oil Network

The September 14 complaint targets ten addresses frozen in 2025, describes a $1.5 billion sanctions-evasion network moving funds through Binance accounts, and sets out a planned transfer into FBI custody.

- Published: 2026-09-16T05:44:37.392Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-09-16/us-forfeiture-case-ties-61-million-in-frozen-tron-addresses
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: geopolitics
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/tether-binance-and-a-1-5-billion-iran-oil-network-converge-in-new-us-forfeiture-case/), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/iran-oil-was-laundered-on-binance)

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil forfeiture complaint on September 14 seeking $61 million in cryptocurrency that it says came from Iranian oil sales conducted outside the sanctions regime. The complaint centers on…

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