美國居民因營運比特幣混合服務被判三年監禁

一名美國居民因經營比特幣混合服務並監督洗錢超過 3 億美元而被判處三年監禁。

A United States resident has been sentenced to three years in prison for running a Bitcoin mixing service that oversaw the laundering of over $300 million.Larry Harmon, an Ohio resident ran a darknet service known as Helix. His operation makes it difficult to trace the origin of Bitcoin transactions hence a perfect tool for money launderers looking to clean money.

一名美國居民因運營比特幣混合服務而被判處三年監禁，該服務監督了超過3 億美元的洗錢活動。網服務。他的操作使得追蹤比特幣交易的起源變得困難，因此成為洗錢者洗錢的完美工具。

The US Department of Justice also noted that Larry’s platform allows funds to move undetected, which is handy for bad actors in the industry.

美國司法部也指出，拉里的平台允許資金在不被發現的情況下轉移，這對該行業中的不良行為者來說很方便。

The Helix operation was active from 2014 to 2017. It benefitted from Larry’s partnership with major dark web platforms like Alpha Bay to process illegal transactions including drug sales, stolen data, and counterfeit goods.

Helix 行動在 2014 年至 2017 年期間非常活躍。

Also entangled in the case is Larry Harmon’s brother Gary. After Larry’s arrest authorities discovered his brother, Gary Harmon, used stolen credentials to recover Bitcoin stored in an IRS evidence locker, per Bloomberg.

同樣捲入此案的還有拉里·哈蒙的弟弟加里。根據彭博社報道，拉里被捕後，當局發現他的兄弟加里·哈蒙（Gary Harmon）使用被盜的憑證來恢復儲存在國稅局證據櫃中的比特幣。

Gary was arrested and sentenced to four years in prison for accessing and spending part of the seized cryptocurrency on luxury itemsWhat to Know

加里因取得並使用部分扣押的加密貨幣購買奢侈品而被捕並被判處四年監禁。