Legkodymov is the founder and majority owner of Bitzlato Ltd. The U.S. Department of Justice also accused Legkodymov of failing to offer anti-money laundering protections on the exchange, and as such created a safe haven for ransomware and drug trafficking.
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Russian National Residing in China Arrested in Miami for Alleged Crypto Transfer Plot
Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national living in China, was arrested in Miami for allegedly participating in a plot to process more than $700 million worth of “illicit” funds on his cryptocurrency exchange. So reports Politico.
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