Man Behind Defunct BTC-e Exchange Once Popular with Criminals Faces U.S. Charges

The accusations against Belarusian-Latvian entrepreneur Aliaksandr Klimenka, unsealed on Tuesday, include several counts of money laundering and other felonies. Klimenka laundered more than $4 billion worth of proceeds from criminal activities, including ransomware scams, identity theft schemes and narcotics distribution rings in the early years of crypto between 2011 and 2017, according to the indictment.

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