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Previously Noah Perlman worked for the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini as the Chief Compliance Officer and then as the Chief Operating Officer. Prior to crypto, Noah had built a compliance-related career spanning decades in leadership positions across big law, United States’ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and banking giant Morgan Stanley. https://www.binance.com/en/blog/compliance/noah-perlman-building-a-culture-of-compliance-at-binance-5889944569329388319 1. Please introduce your professional background. Hi, my name is Noel Brahman. I’ve been the Chief Compliance Officer in a finance role for almost two years. Prior to this, I worked at another crypto exchange, Gemini, which was founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. Before entering the crypto space, I spent nearly 14 years in traditional finance at Morgan Stanley, holding various legal and compliance roles. I actually began my career in government, serving as a federal prosecutor in New York and as counsel to the U.S. Drug E...

A former compliance officer at Crypto.com — registered in Malta as Foris Dax MT limited — has been charged with extortion and money laundering after he allegedly threatened to expose sensitive information while demanding compensation from the company.  Thirty-three-year-old Jose Luis Alonso Melchor was arraigned by magistrate Nadia Vella in a Malta court on Thursday following his arrest and termination from the Singapore-based crypto exchange.  According to Malta Today, Melchor was fired after Crypto.com discovered he had broken an attachment order. Melchor then allegedly obtained sensitive information from the firm through his compliance officer role and threatened to publish it. He allegedly told his employer that he wanted €44,000 ($47,666) in compensation for his job loss. Melchor faces nine charges, including money laundering , extortion in his capacity as a public servant, extorting money by threatening to defame a third party, unauthorized use of his employe...