The Moldovan police have identified the identities of two members of a criminal group who siphoned funds from citizens’ bank cards and laundered them through cryptocurrency. Local media report.
According to investigators, during 2020 and up to the present the suspects transferred 2 million lei to personal accounts (over $113,000 at the time of writing). They subsequently converted them into Bitcoin and Litecoin.
During one of the searches, police seized 560,000 lei (over $31,600) in cash and two cars.
The suspects have been remanded in custody for 30 days; they face up to eight years in prison.
Earlier in November 2020, a United States court sentenced former Microsoft programmer Vladimir Kvashuk to a prison term for theft, money laundering and tax fraud with bitcoins. Through the company’s online retail platform, the offender stole and sold digital gift cards. The losses from his scheme exceeded $10 million.
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