Russian Security Agents Arrest over 20 in Alleged Crypto Network Linked to Ukraine
Authorities said nine unauthorized exchanges laundered cash stolen from Russian citizens, and one office handled up to $2 million in a day.
- On Friday, the Federal Security Service arrested more than 20 people in Moscow City, targeting nine unauthorized cryptocurrency exchange channels allegedly laundering money stolen from Russian citizens by Ukraine-based scam call centers.
- Authorities detained couriers aged 18 to 25 who were remotely recruited from Russian regions to collect cash from defrauded citizens and pass it to the exchanges, often lacking sufficient financial literacy.
- In a single day, up to $2 million was laundered through one office, investigators reported, while the Federatsiya Vostok chain was linked to a fraud case involving 144 million rubles transferred to scammers.
- Some detainees claimed on video they were working as non-staff employees for the FSB or Rosfinmonitoring, though one later realized the officers directing him were scammers posing as officials.
- The Interior Ministry launched a criminal investigation into large-scale fraud, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison, as the FSB continues identifying victims to recover damages and gather evidence.
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Russia’s FSB raids Moscow City crypto exchanges, saying they were used to funnel stolen money to Ukraine. Some detainees believed they were working for the FSB.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) detained more than 20 people who worked at crypto exchange offices in the Moscow City business complex, saying the exchanges were illegal and that fraudulent call centers in Ukraine used them to move money stolen from Russians out of the country.
Russia arrests more than 20 after raids on unregistered crypto exchange services
Russia has detained over 20 workers in raids on nine crypto exchanges over alleged laundering scheme tied to scam proceeds. According to an official statement from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), authorities, working with the Interior Ministry, shut down nine…
FSB Raids Moscow City Crypto Exchanges Accused of Laundering Stolen Cash
Russia’s FSB security service said Friday that it arrested more than 20 people in a series of raids targeting illegal cryptocurrency exchanges operating out of offices in the Moscow City financial district.
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