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Russian men indicted in US for operating cryptocurrency mixers used by criminals

( January 10, 2025, 16:24 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov, all Russian nationals, were indicted by a US grand jury for their alleged involvement in operating the cryptocurrency mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io, the US Department of Justice said. The two mixing services were available for use by the public via the Internet and used by criminals looking to distance themselves from the fact that their funds came from cryptocurrency thefts, ransomware attacks and other crimes, according to prosecutors....

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