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Evita founder charged in US with bank fraud, sanctions evasion, export violation

( June 9, 2025, 21:06 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Iurii Gugnin, a resident of New York and citizen of Russia, was charged in a 22-count indictment with various offenses related to using his cryptocurrency company Evita to funnel more than $500 million of overseas payments through US banks and cryptocurrency exchanges while hiding the source and purpose of the transactions, the US Department of Justice said. Statement follows below. Indictment attached....

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