Russian Big Boss Busted by US and French Operatives

Russian Big Boss Busted by US and French Operatives

Time Stamp: January 18, 2023 3:01 PM
Source Node: 1904327
  1. US authorities had initiated enforcement proceedings against Bitzlato
  2. Bitzlato founder arrest headed by the United States Department of Justice
  3. The US filed money laundering and cyber attacks against Bitzlato

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced on January 18 that authorities had initiated enforcement proceedings against Bitzlato in conjunction with France, seizing the company’s website and identifying it as a primary money laundering concern linked to illicit Russian funds.

As a result, the United States Department of Justice launched a significant worldwide cryptocurrency enforcement action against Bitzlato and the arrest of its founder, Anatoly Legkodymov.

A collaboration between the Department of Justice, the Treasury Department, and French law enforcement took place, according to Monaco, to prosecute Bitzlato for allegedly operating a money-transmitting firm that carried and communicated criminal cash while failing to comply with U.S. regulatory measures.

Enforcement efforts were coordinated across Europe and the United States to seize many of Bitzlato’s assets, including the company’s servers, and to arrest the company’s founder.

The criminal case against Bitzlato was predicated on the fact that the company was a vital financial resource for the Hydra darknet marketplace, allowing users to launder payments, including those from ransomware attacks.

In other news, a staggering 6193.46 Rocket Pool (RPL) tokens were purchased not too long ago via a wallet address that has remained private. In a statement on Twitter, CryptoNewsLand.com announced that the transfer of the tokens had taken place.

Despite this, the anonymous wallet address was able to sell all of its Rocket Pool tokens in just ten minutes after the statement was made by Binance. Because of this, the unknown wallet address ended up making a profit of $55,400 USD.

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