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Calif. U.S. Attorney: BTC-E Operator Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy
May 04, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on May 3, 2024:

A Russian national pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit money laundering related to his role in operating the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017.

According to court documents, Alexander Vinnik, 44, was one of the operators of BTC-e, which was one of the world's largest virtual currency exc . . .

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