3 名俄羅斯公民因向網路犯罪分子提供比特幣隱藏服務而被起訴

Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko、Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik 和 Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov 因參與經營兩個加密貨幣混合網站而被聯邦大陪審團起訴。

ATLANTA — A federal grand jury has indicted three Russian nationals for their involvement in operating two cryptocurrency mixing websites used by criminals to launder stolen cryptocurrency.

亞特蘭大——聯邦大陪審團起訴三名俄羅斯國民，因為他們參與經營兩個加密貨幣混合網站，犯罪分子利用這些網站來洗錢被盜的加密貨幣。

The defendants are Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, 55; Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik, 44; and Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov, 32. They are charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business.

被告為羅曼·維塔利耶維奇·奧斯塔彭科 (Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko)，55 歲；亞歷山大·葉夫根尼耶維奇·奧萊尼克，44 歲； 32 歲的安東·維亞赫拉沃維奇·塔拉索夫 (Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov)。

According to the indictment, Ostapenko and his co-conspirators operated Blender.io and Sinbad.io, which were advertised on a popular internet forum as having a “no logs policy” and deleting any traces of user transactions.

根據起訴書，奧斯塔彭科和他的同謀經營 Blender.io 和 Sinbad.io，這兩個網站在一個流行的網路論壇上宣傳為「無日誌政策」並刪除任何用戶交易痕跡。

The websites did not require users to register, log in, or provide any information except the recipient’s address.

這些網站不要求使用者註冊、登入或提供收件人地址以外的任何資訊。

The Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Blender.io laundered money for multiple ransomware groups.

美國財政部外國資產管制辦公室表示，Blender.io 為多個勒索軟體組織洗錢。

Ostapenko and Oleynik were arrested on Dec. 1, 2024. Tarasov remains at large.

奧斯塔彭科和奧雷尼克於 2024 年 12 月 1 日被捕。

The case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

此案正在由聯邦調查局調查。