U.S. Officials Arrest Russian Suspect in Alleged $336M Bitcoin Laundering Scheme

U.S. Officials Arrest Russian Suspect in Alleged $336M Bitcoin Laundering Scheme
April 29, 2021
Roman Sterligov was allegedly the main operator of a bitcoin mixing platform that helped users anonymize their payments, especially on the dark web.
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
United States law enforcement authorities have arrested a Russian citizen in Los Angeles whose bitcoin mixing platform allegedly helped users launder $336 million over a decade, Reuters reported Tuesday. 
Roman Sterligov was the main operator of Bitcoin Fog, a website founded in 2011 to help users anonymize cryptocurrency payments, especially on darknet markets where drugs and other illegal products were sold, Reuters cited the IRS as saying.

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