Individual arrested and charged with operating notorious darknet cryptocurrency "mixer"
A dual Russian-Swedish national was arrested Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport on criminal charges related to his alleged operation of the longest-running bitcoin money laundering service on the darknet. According to court documents, Roman Sterlingov operated Bitcoin Fog since 2011. Bitcoin Fog was the longest-running cryptocurrency "mixer," gaining notoriety as a go-to money laundering service for criminals seeking to hide their illicit proceeds from law enforcement. Over the course of its decade-long operation, Bitcoin Fog moved over 1.2 million bitcoin – valued at approximatel...
Source: irs.gov