Russian detained in Greece accused of Bitcoin-based money laundering

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Thessaloniki (Greece) has confirmed that the 38-year-old Russian, accused of participation in the criminal group that orchestrated a $4 billion money laundering, has been arrested. The information on this event has been published on the RBC news portal.

The Russian has been arrested at the request of the United States. He is named the mastermind of the criminal group that was active since 2011 and owns one of the biggest cybercrime sites in the world that was used to launder money via bitcoin transactions.

During the search in the detainee’s hotel room, two laptops, tablets, cellphones, a video camera and several credit cards were found. At this moment, the Russian is detained and his imprisonment is underway.