Feds Seize AudiA6 and Dark2Web in $389M Crypto Laundering Case

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A major international operation has led to the complete shutdown of a cryptocurrency laundering service, AudiA6, and the arrest of its operators in Batumi, Georgia. This development results from a large-scale joint investigation by the US Secret Service Cyber Investigative Section and the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI).

The two individuals arrested have been identified as 37-year-old Ukrainian national Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk and 25-year-old Russian Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev.

A criminal complaint has been filed against them in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in which they are charged with conspiring to launder monetary instruments and to commit money laundering. Both the accused, who are currently in a Georgian jail awaiting extradition, face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Uncovering the AudiA6 Operation

The criminal complaint alleges that Tkachuk and Ledenev were senior members of the AudiA6 organisation. They managed the money launderingservice alongside an illegal forum called Dark2Web, where...

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