The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the Belarus national Aliaksandr Klimenka with money laundering conspiracy and the operation of an unlicensed money services business. Most of these criminal activities were perpetrated via BTC-e’s servers in the U.S. which were “leased to and maintained by Klimenka and Soft-FX.” According to the DOJ, Klimenka faces a maximum jail sentence of 25 years.
Anonymized Trade of Bitcoin
On Feb. 1, the DOJ announced that it had brought charges against Belarus national Aliaksandr Klimenka. The charges include money laundering conspiracy and the operation of an unlicensed money services business. Klimenka’s unlicensed crypto platform, BTC-e, allegedly facilitated a highly anonymized trade of bitcoin, according to an indictment unsealed on Jan. 30.
The DOJ further alleges that BTC-e helped facilitate transactions for criminals and received criminal proceeds. These illicit activities included computer intrusions, hacking incidents, r
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