Saturday 29 July 2017

U.S. indicts suspected Russian 'mastermind' of $4 billion bitcoin laundering scheme

U.S. indicts suspected Russian 'mastermind' of $4 billion bitcoin laundering scheme

A U.S. jury indicted a Russian man on Wednesday as the operator of a digital currency exchange he allegedly used to launder more than $4 billion for people involved in crimes ranging from computer hacking to drug trafficking. Alexander Vinnik was arrested in a small beachside village in northern Greece on Tuesday, according to local authorities, following an investigation led by the U.S. Justice Department along with several other federal agencies and task forces.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-russia-arrest-idUSKBN1AB1OP?il=0?source=Snapzu

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