The US intelligence agencies achieved the arrest of one of the scandalous cryptocurrency operators. The Lithuanian citizen was detained during a family vacation in Delhi.
The international hunting for the leadership of the Crypto -Railway GaratEx brought the first results. On March 11, Indian law enforcement agencies arrested Alexei Shcheshkov, one of the alleged administrators of the cryptocurrency site that fell under American sanctions. This was written by RBC with reference to informed sources, as well as to the post of specialist in cybersecurity Brian Krebs. The arrest took place at the request of the American authorities.
Special services tracked Raschekov during his vacation in India. Now he is in custody in Delhi in anticipation of a decision on extradition in the United States. The detention was made possible thanks to the coordination between the law enforcement agencies of several countries, including Russia.
What they blame Shcheshkova
The American authorities are charging the GaratEx leadership a number of serious violations. In February, the Virginia Court of Virginia made charges against Zheshchekov and his alleged partner – Alexander the world of Serd, living in the UAE.
The investigation believes that the leaders of the Moscow Crypto -Ride:
- • organized a money laundering scheme;
- • deliberately bypassed sanctions restrictions;
- • Merged a financial business without the necessary permits.
Exchange reaction
Representatives of GaratEx called what was happening political persecution. According to them, the site always contributed to the investigation of crimes and helped to return the stolen funds to legal owners.
Russian law enforcement agencies claim the absence of claims to the site, as it complies with all the requirements to combat financial crimes.
A new stage of the investigation
The arrest of Zheshkukov is part of a large -scale operation against GaratEx. A week earlier, March 7, law enforcement officers of the USA, Germany and Finland froze the work of the exchange. Until this moment, the search for the heads of the site was carried out secretly.
Experts note that this is the first case of detention of a top manager of a large crypto-tank in India at the US request. The situation can create a precedent for such operations in the future.
In addition, last week, the Tether Steabelcoin issuer froze assets on a crypto -tank wallet worth 2.5 billion rubles. About whether the Russians should get rid of Tether (USDT) against the background of the Garantex lock was told in special material.
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Source: Cryptocurrency
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