According to the news from the Coin World, Tether recently assisted the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in seizing more than $6 million in funds related to the Southeast Asian cryptocurrency trust program. Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, said: "We are ready to work with government agencies and provide all necessary tools to ensure that bad actors around the world are punished by law." The scam involves scammers imitating legitimate platforms to deceive investors and transfer funds to illegal wallets. Before the scammers try to transfer or launder money through the network, Tether freezes the funds, and then the Department of Justice will recover the funds. This is the latest move by Tether to get rid of its controversial image. In May of this year, Tether partnered with blockchain analysis company Chainalysis to further curb the use of USDT in money laundering, fraud and terrorist crimes. Despite past criticism, including a UN report linking $17 billion of Tether on the Tron blockchain to underground exchanges, the company has been actively freezing wallets associated with criminal activities. To date, Tether reports that it has frozen more than $1.8 billion in USDT associated with illegal activities.