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On Friday , the U.S. Department of Justice announce the indictments of Russian citizen Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko , Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik , and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov , accusing them of operating services that help criminals launder cryptocurrency .
The three were allegedly involved in engage Bender.io and Sinbad.io , two cryptocurrency mixer “ that served as safe havens for laundering criminally derived funds , including the proceeds of ransomware and conducting wire shammer , ” principal deputy helper attorney general Brent Wible , the head of the Justice Department ’s Criminal Division , was cite as say in a press dismissal .
Blender.io and Sinbad.iowere clutch in an international law enforcement cognitive process in 2023 , and suspected to have been used by North Korean cyberpunk , who havebecome proficient at stealing and launder millions of dollars in crypto , as well as ransomware gangs , who profit from squeeze financial ransom from hacked caller ..
Ostapenko and Oleynik were arrested on December 1 , 2024 , while Tarasov is still at large , consort to the DOJ press release .
Ostapenko is accuse of money laundering and manoeuver an unlicensed money - transfer business , while Oleynik , 44 , and Tarasov are accused of conspiracy to perpetrate money laundering and one count of operating an unlicensed money - transmitting business — all charges that could lead to a condemnation of 30 age in prison house .
