Bitcoin Fog 創辦人因洗錢暗網市場收益被判處 12 1/2 年監禁

週五，36 歲的羅曼·斯特林戈夫 (Roman Sterlingov) 在華盛頓聯邦法院被美國地區法官蘭道夫·莫斯 (Randolph Moss) 判處 150 個月監禁。

The founder of a cryptocurrency mixing service known as Bitcoin Fog was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison on Friday for laundering tens of millions of dollars from darknet markets that sold illegal drugs.

週五，加密貨幣混合服務 Bitcoin Fog 的創始人因從出售非法毒品的暗網市場洗錢數千萬美元而被判處 12.5 年監禁。

Roman Sterlingov, 36, was sentenced by US District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington federal court. A jury convicted Sterlingov in March on charges related to operating what prosecutors said was one of the “largest and longest-running money laundering services.”

36 歲的羅曼·斯特林戈夫 (Roman Sterlingov) 在華盛頓聯邦法院被美國地區法官倫道夫·莫斯 (Randolph Moss) 判刑。陪審團於三月判定斯特林戈夫有罪，​​罪名與檢察官所說的「規模最大、運行時間最長的洗錢服務之一」有關。

Sterlingov provided a service that jumbled digital tokens to make it more difficult to find the source of proceeds from illegal activities. Prosecutors said Bitcoin Fog processed hundreds of millions of dollars in untraceable transactions, including some from known darknet markets.

斯特林戈夫提供了一項混淆數位代幣的服務，使尋找非法活動的收益來源變得更加困難。檢察官表示，比特幣霧處理了數億美元的無法追蹤的交易，其中包括一些來自已知暗網市場的交易。

Sterlingov was convicted of conspiring to launder money, money laundering, and two charges related to running an unregistered money transmitting service.

斯特林戈夫被判共謀洗錢、洗錢以及兩項與運營未經註冊的匯款服務有關的指控。

In court Friday, Sterlingov expressed remorse. “I am sorry for any harm that may have come from my actions,” he told the judge through a Russian interpreter. “I'm fully committed to becoming a better person.”

週五在法庭上，斯特林戈夫表達了悔意。 「我對我的行為可能造成的任何傷害表示歉意，」他透過俄語翻譯告訴法官。 “我完全致力於成為一個更好的人。”

Moss imposed a substantially lighter prison term than the 30 years requested by the government and the 50-year maximum in US sentencing guidelines.

莫斯判處的刑期比政府要求的 30 年刑期和美國量刑指南中的最高 50 年刑期要輕得多。

“A life sentence seems inconsistent with the level of culpability,” but the penalty should be harsh enough to deter others, especially in the crypto world where authorities have a hard time catching criminals, the judge said.

法官表示，“無期徒刑似乎與罪責程度不一致”，但處罰應該足夠嚴厲，以威懾其他人，尤其是在當局很難抓獲罪犯的加密貨幣世界。

Prosecutors pushed for a stiff sentence because of the size and duration of the scheme. “This is criminal activity of a staggering scale over a prolonged period of time,” said Christopher Brown, a prosecutor in the case.

由於該計劃的規模和持續時間，檢察官要求判處重刑。該案檢察官克里斯托弗布朗表示：“這是一次規模驚人、持續時間較長的犯罪活動。”

The government also said Sterlingov lied under oath during the trial when he denied operating Bitcoin Fog or deriving wealth from the mixing service. The defendant’s statements can’t “be reconciled with the jury’s verdict,” prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo.

政府還表示，斯特林戈夫在審判期間在宣誓後撒了謊，他否認經營比特幣霧或從混合服務中獲取財富。檢察官在量刑備忘錄中寫道，被告的陳述「無法與陪審團的裁決一致」。

At trial, Sterlingov testified that he used Bitcoin Fog, but didn't operate the service. His attorney, Tor Ekeland, said there were no eyewitness accounts or service logs that prove his client ran the service.

在審判中，斯特林戈夫作證說他使用了比特幣霧，但並未運營該服務。他的律師托爾·埃克蘭 (Tor Ekeland) 表示，沒有目擊者帳戶或服務日誌證明他的客戶運行了該服務。

Sterlingov's defense lawyers told the judge he shouldn't get more than seven and a half years in prison.

斯特林戈夫的辯護律師告訴法官，他的刑期不應超過七年半。

The case is US v. Sterlingov, 21-cr-00399, US District Court, District of Columbia (Washington, DC).

該案是美國訴 Sterlingov，21-cr-00399，美國哥倫比亞特區地方法院（華盛頓特區）。