Минюст США обвиняет двух россиян в отмывании $800 млн

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2024-02-27Last updated on 2024-09-27

Двух россиян обвиняют в отмывании сотен миллионов долларов через нелегальные криптовалютные биржи и сайты по продаже украденных данных

Министерство юстиции США (DOJ) совместно с международными правоохранительными органами провело операцию, в рамках которой предъявило обвинения двум россиянам — Сергею Иванову и Тимуру Шахмаметову. По данным американских властей, они использовали криптобиржи для отмывания более $800 млн.

Что произошло

По данным Минюста США, Иванов и Шахмаметов, действовавшие под никами Taleon и JokerStash, управляли несколькими сервисами для перевода и обмена криптовалют. В их число вошли UAPS, PinPays и PM2BTC, которые предоставляют услуги по отмыванию денег и анонимизации транзакций.

Сообщается, что Иванов и Шахмаметов также продавали данные украденных платежных карт и личную информацию граждан США.

Расследование показало, что с 2013 года криптовалютные адреса, связанные с Ивановым, провели транзакции на сумму более $1,15 млрд. Из этой суммы около 32% поступили с кошельков, связанных с преступной деятельностью. Порядка $158 млн пришлись на мошеннические аферы, а $8,8 млн — на выкупы, выплаченные за атаки с использованием программ-вымогателей.

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В судебных документах также говорится, что Иванов «профессионально занимался отмыванием денег в киберпространстве, рекламируя свои услуги другим киберпреступникам на эксклюзивных русскоязычных криминальных форумах».

Тимур Шахмаметов управлял одним из крупнейших рынков «кардинга» — Joker’s Stash. Общий доход от продажи данных банковских карт через этот сайт оценивается в сумму от $280 млн до $1 млрд.

Кардинг (от англ. carding) — это вид мошенничества, при котором злоумышленники совершают операции по банковским картам без участия их владельцев.

В рамках операции правоохранители также закрыли несколько нелегальных криптобирж. Среди них — Cryptex.net. По данным следствия, через площадку отмыли более $1,4 млрд.

Представители Минюста США не уточнили, какое наказание ждет Иванова и Шахмаметова.

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