Bitcoin Fog 创始人因洗钱暗网市场收益被判处 12 1/2 年监禁

周五，36 岁的罗曼·斯特林戈夫 (Roman Sterlingov) 在华盛顿联邦法院被美国地区法官兰道夫·莫斯 (Randolph Moss) 判处 150 个月监禁。

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.

周五，加密货币混合服务 Bitcoin Fog 的创始人因从出售非法毒品的暗网市场洗钱数千万美元而被判处 12.5 年监禁。

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 岁的罗曼·斯特林戈夫 (Roman Sterlingov) 在华盛顿联邦法院被美国地区法官伦道夫·莫斯 (Randolph Moss) 判刑。陪审团于三月份判定斯特林戈夫有罪，​​罪名与检察官所说的“规模最大、运行时间最长的洗钱服务之一”有关。

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项混淆数字代币的服务，使寻找非法活动的收益来源变得更加困难。检察官表示，比特币雾处理了数亿美元的无法追踪的交易，其中包括一些来自已知暗网市场的交易。

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

斯特林戈夫被判共谋洗钱、洗钱以及两项与运营未经注册的汇款服务有关的指控。

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.”

周五在法庭上，斯特林戈夫表达了悔意。 “我对我的行为可能造成的任何伤害表示歉意，”他通过俄语翻译告诉法官。 “我完全致力于成为一个更好的人。”

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

莫斯判处的刑期比政府要求的 30 年刑期和美国量刑指南中的最高 50 年刑期要轻得多。

“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，“无期徒刑似乎与罪责程度不一致”，但处罚应该足够严厉，以威慑其他人，尤其是在当局很难抓获罪犯的加密货币世界。

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.

由于该计划的规模和持续时间，检察官要求判处重刑。该案检察官克里斯托弗·布朗表示：“这是一次规模惊人、持续时间较长的犯罪活动。”

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.

政府还表示，斯特林戈夫在审判期间在宣誓后撒了谎，他否认经营比特币雾或从混合服务中获取财富。检察官在量刑备忘录中写道，被告的陈述“无法与陪审团的裁决相一致”。

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.

在审判中，斯特林戈夫作证说他使用了比特币雾，但并未运营该服务。他的律师托尔·埃克兰 (Tor Ekeland) 表示，没有目击者账户或服务日志证明他的客户运行了该服务。

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

斯特林戈夫的辩护律师告诉法官，他的刑期不应超过七年半。

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

该案是美国诉 Sterlingov，21-cr-00399，美国哥伦比亚特区地方法院（华盛顿特区）。