On July 1, acting U.S. Attorney Bridget Brennan announced that bitcoin was seized and ordered to be forfeited in connection with the federal investigation of Mark A. Simon and his scheme to produce fraudulent identification documents sold for $19.2 million–a dramatic increase in value since its seizure in May 2019.

Mr. Simon, 37, of Toledo, was previously sentenced to 24 months in prison by Distric…