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Global Takedown Cripples Dark Web Bitcoin Service After 10,333 BTC Hit Wallets
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U.S. prosecutors charged two men in a $389 million cryptocurrency laundering case tied to a dark web bitcoin service.
Key facts
- Through blockchain analysis, law enforcement has determined that approximately 10,333 Bitcoin (‘ BTC ’), valued at approximately* $389,747,417 at the time of the transactions, was deposited
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced on June 11 charges against Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk and Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev in a cryptocurrency laundering
- Authorities arrested Tkachuk, 37, and Ledenev, 25, on Wednesday in Georgia
- U.S. prosecutors charged two men in a $389 million cryptocurrency laundering case tied to a dark web bitcoin service
Summary
Authorities arrested two alleged senior operators in Georgia after a multinational cybercrime operation. Extradition efforts could bring the defendants to Pennsylvania, where each defendant faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced on June 11 charges against Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk and Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev in a cryptocurrency laundering case. Authorities arrested Tkachuk, 37, and Ledenev, 25, on Wednesday in Georgia.