Security News > 2017 > July > Bitcoin Exchange Operator Arrested For $4 Billion Money Laundering Scheme (The Hackers News)
2017-07-27 08:13
Greece police have arrested a Russian man who is believed to have been the operator of the popular BTC-e Bitcoin exchange on charges of laundering more than $4 billion in bitcoin for culprits involved in hacking attacks, tax fraud and drug trafficking. A United States jury indicted 38-year-old Alexander Vinnik on Wednesday after his arrest in Greece on Tuesday at the request of US law
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