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In a significant development, Spanish police have arrested Alejandro Cao de Benos, a 48-year-old Spaniard and founder of a pro-Pyongyang affinity organization, for his alleged involvement in conspiring with cryptocurrency experts to help North Korea evade U.S. sanctions related to its nuclear program. The arrest took place at Madrid’s Atocha train station as Cao de […]

Alejandro Cao de Benós denied helping North Korea evade US sanctions using crypto, says passport was confiscated years ago making travel impossible.

A Spanish fugitive wanted by the FBI for his role in providing blockchain services to North Korea has been arrested, according to a statement from the A Spanish fugitive wanted by the FBI for his role in providing blockchain services to North Korea has been arrested, according to a statement from the National Police of Spain.

Spanish police on Friday said they had arrested a man wanted by Washington for allegedly conspiring with cryptocurrency experts to help North Korea evade U.S. sanctions over its nuclear programme.

Madrid (AFP) Dec 1, 2023 - Spanish police on Friday said they had arrested a man wanted by Washington for allegedly conspiring with cryptocurrency experts to help North Korea evade US sanctions over its nuclear programme.

Spanish police on Friday said they had arrested a man wanted by Washington for allegedly conspiring with cryptocurrency experts to help North Korea evade sanctions over its nuclear program. US federal prosecutors last year charged Cao de Benos and a British businessman, Christopher Emms, of recruiting American expert Virgil Griffith to illegally provide cryptocurrency and blockchain services to North Korea to help it evade sanctions.

Spanish police on Friday said they had arrested a man wanted by Washington for allegedly conspiring with cryptocurrency experts to help North Korea evade sanctions over its nuclear program.

Alejandro Cao de Benos allegedly organized the DPRK Cryptocurrency Conference, where Americans and Britons sketched out how the rogue state could use the technology.

Spanish police on Friday said they had arrested a man wanted by Washington for allegedly conspiring with cryptocurrency experts to help North Korea evade US sanctions over its nuclear programme.

Spanish police on Friday said they had arrested a man wanted by Washington for allegedly conspiring with cryptocurrency experts to help North Korea evade US sanctions over its nuclear programme.