Russian Nationals Charged with Money Laundering via Crypto Mixers
- Four Russian nationals were charged with money laundering and operating unlicensed money transmission businesses.
- The individuals operated crypto mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io.
- A January 10 indictment names Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik, Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov.
- Transactions included a November 2021 transfer of approximately 0.385 Bitcoin ($24,000) through Blender.io.
- In June 2023, 5.409 Bitcoin worth $147,136 was transferred through Sinbad.io.
The indictment alleges these individuals laundered funds from illegal activities using Blender.io and Sinbad.io. Transactions involved significant sums tied to wire fraud and access device fraud.
