Blender and Sinbad operators face US money laundering charges
Two Russian nationals face charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, while one remains at large.
The US Justice Department has indicted three Russian nationals alleged to have committed money laundering due to their involvement in operating cryptocurrency mixers Blender.io and Sinbad.io.
In a Jan. 10 notice, US authorities said a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia returned an indictment for Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov.
The indictment alleged that the crypto-mixing services operated by the three men allowed criminals to launder funds “stolen from victims of ransomware, virtual currency thefts, and other crimes,” according to US Attorney Ryan Buchanan.
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Author: Turner Wright
