Russian operator of long-standing bitcoin exchange BTC-e indicted for laundering money including tall-profile hack of funds from Mt Gox exchangeThe Russian “internationally sought ‘mastermind’ of a crime organisation” accused of laundering more than $4bn in bitcoin,including funds obtained from the hack of failed bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, has been arrested in Greece.
A US jury indicted Alexander Vinnik on Wednesday after his arrest in a small beachside village in northern Greece on Tuesday, or following an investigation led by the US justice department along with several other federal agencies and task forces.
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Source: theguardian.com