Ryss-svenske Roman Sterlingov misstänks tvättat Bitcoin för 2,8 miljarder via Darknet

Individual Arrested and Charged with Operating Notorious Darknet Cryptocurrency “Mixer”
Bitcoin Fog Service Allegedly Laundered $335 Million in Cryptocurrency Since 2011

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, 32, 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 approximately $335 million at the time of the transactions. The bulk of this cryptocurrency came from darknet marketplaces and was tied to illegal narcotics, computer fraud and abuse activities, and identity theft.

Sterlingov is charged by complaint with money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, and money transmission without a license in the District of Columbia.

Feds Arrest an Alleged $336M Bitcoin-Laundering Kingpin
The alleged administrator of Bitcoin Fog kept the dark web service running for 10 years before the IRS caught up with him.

Svenske medborgaren Roman Sterlingov, 32, har gripits i Los Angeles, USA.
I tio års tid misstänks han ha tvättat 2,8 miljarder kronor med hjälp av den digitala valutan bitcoin.
En stor del av pengarna ska ha kommit från knarkaffärer på darknet, enligt misstankarna.
– Jag hoppas att han oskyldigförklaras, säger Sterlingovs tidigare affärspartner till Expressen.

Han är nu misstänkt för otillåtna transaktioner och pengatvätt.