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United States Files $100 Million Civil Complaint Against Digital Currency Exchange BTC-e And Chief Owner-Operator Alexander Vinnik justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/u…
United States Files $100 Million Civil Complaint Against Digital Currency Exchange BTC-e And Chief Owner-Operator Alexander Vinnik justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/u…
"Complaint seeks to enforce federal penalties for alleged violations of Bank Secrecy Act"
Vinnik was charged TWO YEARS AGO.
Literally 2 years TO THE DAY. 
looky looky
@BryceWeiner (and so did I)
@BryceWeiner @HiMaui pointed out two years ago that the Vinnik indictment was sealed. look at the date on the stamp. Jan 17 2017. That's three days before the inauguration of Russian mafia money launderer donald tRUmp.
@BryceWeiner @HiMaui Did someone try to poison Vinnik in prison? who knows! The outlet that "reported" it = Sputnik, a Russian state propaganda outlet
@BryceWeiner @HiMaui Do you want to know a secret?
Turns out, It's. All. Connected.
All. Of. It.
Because BTC-e links to coin[.]mx
Turns out, It's. All. Connected.
All. Of. It.
Because BTC-e links to coin[.]mx
@BryceWeiner @HiMaui And coin[.]mx = Yuriy Lebedev was programmer for them. He connects to the JP Morgan hack, as I explained here:
@BryceWeiner @HiMaui Murgio was also indicted alongside Gary Shalon, Joshua Samuel Aaron, and Ziv Orenstein. JP Morgan hack.
Locales involved: #florida, Russia, Israel, Vegas, New York
Locales involved: #florida, Russia, Israel, Vegas, New York
@BryceWeiner @HiMaui Vinnik is still imprisoned in Greece. There's a fight between Russia and the US, who both want extradition to their respective countries. But this civil case is a fascinating step. Because FinCEN dropped the hammer today.
@BryceWeiner @HiMaui Check out page 5 of the civil complaint. US customers did at least $296M worth of transactions in bitcoin alone via BTC-e.
justice.gov/usao-ndca/pres…
justice.gov/usao-ndca/pres…
@BryceWeiner @HiMaui Check out the language about Vinnik's ownership of BTC-e on pages 5 & 6.
He claimed ownership, but they do not establish it in the complaint.
He claimed ownership, but they do not establish it in the complaint.
