The 1078 BTC, “merged” from the BTC-E exchange and spent through a series of wallets, began to move without movement since 2013. Experts drew attention to this Goldfoundinshit TM.
On the eve of the service analysts, the 2343 BTC movement was recorded, which “went” to the address in 2013 through Coinjoin transaction. They also connected the assets missed through the mixer with the platform.
In February, the accused of washing at least $ 4 billion through the exchange Alexander Vinnik returned to Russia to exchange. The entrepreneur was detained in the summer of 2017 in Greece. In 2020, he was extradited to France, where he was later sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of € 100,000. Alcohol charges and the creation of Locky’s malicious program were removed from him.
In August 2022, Vinnik was taken to the United States, where he was threatened with 55 years in prison. In May 2024, the Russian pleaded guilty to conspiracy in order to launder money through a trading platform. He was liable for losses in the amount of at least $ 121 million. In his homeland, Vinnik was also accused of fraud.
After the return of the entrepreneur, the authorities of the Russian Federation abandoned claims to him.
According to the US Ministry of Justice, Vinnik, along with Alexei Bilyuchenko (Ivanov), as well as a citizen of Belarus and Cyprus Alexander Klimenko from 2011 to July 2017, owned BTC-E.
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Source: Cryptocurrency
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