Feb 05, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Financial Fraud A 42-year-old Belarusian and Cypriot national with alleged connections to the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e is facing charges related to money laundering and operating an unlicensed money services business. Aliaksandr Klimenka, who was arrested in Latvia on December 21, 2023, was extradited to the U.S. If convicted, he faces […]
A Belarusian and Cypriot national allegedly connected with the defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e is in U.S. custody and faces charges related to money laundering, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Aliaksandr Klimenka, 42, is accused of helping to run BTC-e, which was “a significant cybercrime and online money laundering entity that allowed its users to trade in […]