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Venezuelan man charged in US with laundering $1bn in illicit funds

( January 9, 2026, 22:05 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A Venezuelan national was charged by criminal complaint in the Eastern District of Virginia with conspiracy to launder money after allegedly using various bank accounts, cryptocurrency exchange accounts, private cryptocurrency wallets and shell companies to launder illicit funds into and out of the US. More than $1 billion moved through the identified cryptocurrency wallet and various financial accounts, prosecutors alleged.Full statement follows. See attached document....

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