Tether Address Frozen for Forfeiture

Law enforcement agents can request that Tether freeze a Tether address based on a suspicion that the cryptocurrency is connected to a violation of U.S. law. If the United States government has frozen or seized your listed Tether address for forfeiture, Tether might provide contact information for the law enforcement agent investigating the case. Federal law enforcement agencies that have frozen a Tether address include the FBI, the Secret Service (USSS), or the Cyber Support Section of the DEA.

If you contact that law enforcement officer, they might request that you provide your contact information and the contact information for your attorney if you are represented by legal counsel. If you believe your assets were frozen or seized in error, the law enforcment agent might request that you provide information used to confirm your identity and evaluate your claim. Providing this information is voluntarily and does not guarantee your funds will be returned. The requested information might include:

• Your full name/contact information (address/phone number/email);
• A selfie-style photograph;
• An image of your passport or other identity documents;
• Information about the transaction(s) at issue, including information about the counterparty;
• Screenshot(s) showing that you have access to the frozen address(es); and
• Any other relevant information about the transaction(s) that you would like to share.

The law enforcement agency might also advise you of the following:

If you would like to receive notice regarding forthcoming forfeiture actions in the United States regarding these funds, please respond to this email with your contact information and/or the contact information for your attorney. That should include your full name and the physical address where notice should be sent. If you’d prefer to receive notice via email, please indicate that in your response and specify the email address to which notice should be sent.

Tether Limited is a company that manages the smart contracts and the treasury (i.e., the funds held in reserve) for USDT, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. The term “stablecoin” refers to a type of virtual currency whose value is pegged to a commodity’s price, such as gold, or to a fiat currency, such as the U.S. dollar, or to a different virtual currency.

Circle Internet Financial Limited (“Circle”) is a company that manages the smart contracts and the treasury (i.e., the funds held in reserve) for USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar. Stablecoins achieve their price stability via collateralizations (backing) or through algorithmic mechanisms of buying and selling the reference asset or its derivatives.

Attorney for Frozen USDT on Tether

If your USDT was frozen by Tether at the request of a federal law enforcment agency, including FBI, DEA, or USSS, then contact an experienced crypto forfeiture lawyer at Sammis Law Firm. We can help you reach out to the law enforcmeent agency involved in the investigation. We can help you provide information so the account might be unfrozen.

If the USDT is seized for a forfeiture proceeding, we can help you obtain the notice of seizure explaining your rights. We can also help you file a vertified claim for court action which sets a deadline for the Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) to either release the USDT back to you or file a complaint for forfeiture in the appropriate U.S. District Court.

Call 813-250-0500.

This article was last updated on Friday, September 12, 2025.