Two Estonian Nationals Extradited from Estonia to the United States for $575M Cryptocurrency Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
The US Department of Justice is advancing a case alleging that two men in Estonia cheated investors in a cryptocurrency mining operation that generated $575 million. Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, both 39, were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, and charged on an 18-count indictment filed in the Western District of Washington, DOJ said in a statement yesterday. Two Estonian nationals made their initial appearance in the U.S. District Court in Seattle at 5:00 p.m. EDT yesterday following their extradition... Читать дальше...