- Jun 9, 2013
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US authorities have arrested new suspects in a lingering case that is linked to data breaches at some of the US' biggest financial firms, but also a money laundering scheme that involved a Bitcoin exchange website secretly and illegally operating through a New Jersey credit union.
Legal proceedings started in July 2015, when authorities arrested four suspects in relation to data breaches at twelve international companies, including nine financial institutions, between 2007 and 2014.
Authorities filed official charges against three Israeli citizens in November 2015, accusing them of stealing data from over 100 million users. JPMorgan Chase, Scottrade, The Wall Street Journal, E*Trade Financial Corp, TD Ameritrade, News Corp, and seven other more companies suffered data breaches.
Prosecutors charged a fourth man, Anthony Murgio, 31, of Florida, but at that time, authorities provided no details except an accusation of running illegal Bitcoin exchanges.
Murgio and Lebedev operated the Coin.mx Bitcoin trading website
More details were provided in subsequent charges in March 2016. Murgio and his partner, Yuri Lebedev, were accused of running the Bitcoin exchange portal Coin.mx by disguising Bitcoin-dollar transactions via the Helping Other People Excel (HOPE) Federal Credit Union in Jackson, New Jersey.
Full Article. Prosecutors Accuse Bitcoin Trader of Laundering Money for Ransomware Operators
Legal proceedings started in July 2015, when authorities arrested four suspects in relation to data breaches at twelve international companies, including nine financial institutions, between 2007 and 2014.
Authorities filed official charges against three Israeli citizens in November 2015, accusing them of stealing data from over 100 million users. JPMorgan Chase, Scottrade, The Wall Street Journal, E*Trade Financial Corp, TD Ameritrade, News Corp, and seven other more companies suffered data breaches.
Prosecutors charged a fourth man, Anthony Murgio, 31, of Florida, but at that time, authorities provided no details except an accusation of running illegal Bitcoin exchanges.
Murgio and Lebedev operated the Coin.mx Bitcoin trading website
More details were provided in subsequent charges in March 2016. Murgio and his partner, Yuri Lebedev, were accused of running the Bitcoin exchange portal Coin.mx by disguising Bitcoin-dollar transactions via the Helping Other People Excel (HOPE) Federal Credit Union in Jackson, New Jersey.
Full Article. Prosecutors Accuse Bitcoin Trader of Laundering Money for Ransomware Operators
