India arrested the accused of the accused that 96 billion crypto exchange at the request at the request of the USA

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Indian authorities were arrested by Lithuanian man who was sought by the United States to allegedly launched $ 96 billion cryptocurrency, which are allowed to terrorist organizations, drugs and cashcriminalisms for money laundering.

Arrest caps an an intense manhunt that led american For Aleksej Beshiokov, which last week escalated the seizure of Crypto Exchange, freezing of $ 26 million in property and socks in the indictment against the fighting and alleged accomplice.

The US is expected to perform Bešnikovo’s extradition to the Eastern Virginia County in what would be a great victory for the fight against money laundering, which allegedly encourage global crimes and terrorism. Arrest shows that although the Trump administration in some areas facilitated pressure on Russia, such as Offensive cyber operationsThe Department for Justice continues to aggressively seek accused criminals with a connection with Russia.

Bešnikov lived in Russia, according to the Justice Department. It is unclear why Bešnikov traveled to India.

Police in the southwestern Indian State of Kerala arrested Bešnikovo this week, in the audience central investigation in A India statement Which Bešnikov called “fugitive”.

“I can confirm Alexej Beshiokov, one of the guarantor administrators, was arrested in India at the request of the United States,” said the NiCole Navas Organic Judicial Department in an e-mail. She refused to comment on a comment.

CNN could not reach a lawyer who represents Bešnikov.

The arrest is less than a week after the Judicial Department has made it difficult for the indictment against Besnikovo and Aleksandar Mira Serd, Russian man, for alleged guarantee management. Bešnikov was in charge of keeping guarantees online and drives its infrastructure, while Mira Serda was a co-founder of the Stock Exchange and the “Chief Commercial Officer”, according to the Justice Department.

The case of Beshiokov is an example of how to set accused money laundering in handcuffs is the safest way to interfere with their activity. The US Ministry of Finance sanctioned the guarantor in 2022. years. In response, Bešnikovo and Others “redesigned guarantex operations” to avoid sanctions and asses of American jobs in working with guarantex, according to the Judicial Office. The stock exchange violated $ 96 billion transactions between 2015 and 2019., according to the indictment.