India arrested Cripto with CRIPTO based on Russia

The authorities in India arrested the Criptocurrency exchanges that the United States was asked to allegedly helping the money for cybercriminal washing and violates sanctions.

Aleksej Beshiokov, Lithuanian Citizen and Russian resident, was arrested in the southern Kerala State on Tuesday, said the Superior Research Agency India.

According to the American Justice Department (Doy), he was one of the guarantor administrators, Russia’s exchange of cryptocurency and was responsible for reviewing and approving transactions.

Bešnikov is in custody and has not yet given a statement. The guarantor could not be able to comment immediately.

According to Besiokov ‘Residence in Russia’, according to Doy was recently released indictmentAnd it is unclear when it is why he came to India.

The Central Institute for India Investigation (CBI) said in the statement that it was issued a temporary arrest warrant against him At the request of Washington.

Besnikov will now be produced in court in Delhi, he said. It is not clear when it will be extradited to the United States.

The United States, in coordination with Germany and Finnish, crashed the infrastructure that the guarantor used, said Lower last week.

He added that the guarant was processing at least $ 96 billion (74,10bn “from 2019. years and that she allegedly received hundreds of millions in criminal proceedings, which were then used for” facilitating several crimes “, including hacking, ransom, terrorism and drugs.

Doy also accused Lithuanian national citizens to violate sanctions and manages “unlicensed money to transfer money”.

Last week, American officials accused Besniakov together with the Russian co-founder co-founder of Aleksandar Mira Serda with money laundering.

The guarantex was sanctioned by the Ministry of Finance USA 2022. years.

But shortly afterwards, Bešnikov and other administrators “redesigned” their business “avoid sanctions” and encourage the American company in working with them, Doy said.

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