A Russian national has been charged by a US grand jury over the alleged laundering of billions of dollars using virtual currency Bitcoin.Alexander Vinnik, 38, was arrested in Greece near the northern city of Thessaloniki on a US warrant.A US attorney later announced he had been charged with 21 counts, including laundering stolen funds from the hack of the “Mt Gox” Bitcoin exchange.The gang is believed to have laundered some $4bn (£3bn) over several years.Mr Vinnik is said to be the “brain” behind the illegal operations. He has so far made no public comments.The US Attorney’s Office in California’s northern district said the indictment covered “operating an unlicensed money service business, money laundering and related crimes.”
Källa: Bitcoin fraud suspect Vinnik charged by US grand jury – BBC News
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