Gotbit Champher平台创始人Aleksei Andriunin与美国检察官达成认罪协议

据报道，Aleksei Andriunin是一名俄罗斯国民，该国被指控通过GOTBIT做市商平台操纵加密货币，据报道与美国的检察官达成了认罪协议。

Aleksei Andriunin, a Russian national accused of manipulating cryptocurrency through the Gotbit market maker platform, has reportedly reached a plea deal with prosecutors in the United States.

据报道，俄罗斯国家被指控通过GOTBIT做市商平台操纵加密货币的俄罗斯国民Aleksei Andriunin已与美国的检察官达成认罪协议。

Gotbit founder and CEO Andriunin has agreed to forfeit about $23 million in Tether USDt (USDT) and Circle’s USDC (USDC) in a plea deal with Massachusetts federal prosecutors, the legal news service Law360 reported on Monday.

法律新闻社，Law360在与马萨诸塞州联邦检察官的认罪协议中，Gotbit创始人兼首席执行官Andriunin已同意在Tether USDT（USDT）和Circle的USDC（USDC）中没收约2300万美元。

As part of the plea, Andriunin will plead guilty to three counts charging conspiracy to commit wire fraud and market manipulation, according to the letter signed by the defendant on March 19.

根据被告于3月19日签署的信，作为请求的一部分，Andriunin将认罪三项指控串谋实施电汇欺诈和市场操纵的罪名。

An excerpt from letters in the Gotbix founder case related to the $23 million forfeiture part of the plea with Massachusetts prosecutors: Law360

与马萨诸塞州检察官的认罪没收部分相关的GotBix创始人案件中的信件的摘录：Law360

“Defendant understands and agrees that forfeiture shall not satisfy or affect any fine, lien, penalty, restitution, cost of imprisonment, tax liability or any other debt owed to the United States,” the letter reads.

这封信写道：“被告理解并同意没收不得满足或影响任何罚款，留置权，罚款，赔偿，监禁，纳税责任或欠美国欠的任何其他债务。”

The agreement will not bind the US Attorney General

该协议不会约束美国总检察长

In the letter to the defendant, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Leah Foley, stressed that the agreement to forfeit $23 million is only between Andriunin and the attorney.

在给被告，马萨诸塞州的美国检察官利亚·弗利（Leah Foley）的信中，他强调说，没收2300万美元的协议仅在安德里宁和律师之间。

“It does not bind the Attorney General of the United States or any other federal, state, or local prosecuting authorities,” the letter reads.

信中写道：“它不会约束美国的总检察长或任何其他联邦，州或地方检察官。”

The letter also states that the defendant understands that the court is not required to follow proposed sentencing calculations within the guidelines from the Massachusetts attorney.

这封信还指出，被告了解法院不需要在马萨诸塞州律师的指南中遵循拟议的量刑计算。

An excerpt from legal letters in the Gotbix founder case related to sentencing guidelines with Massachusetts prosecutors: Law360

与马萨诸塞州检察官有关的GOTBIX创始人案中法律信件的摘录：Law360

“Defendant may not withdraw defendant’s guilty plea if defendant disagrees with how the court calculates the guidelines or with the sentence the court imposes,” attorney Foley wrote.

Foley律师写道：“如果被告不同意法院如何计算准则或法院判处判决，则被告不得撤回被告的认罪。”

Andriunin was extradited to the US in October

Andriunin于10月被引渡到美国

Gotbit founder’s deal with Massachusetts prosecutors came months after Andriunin was extradited to the US in October 2024 after being arrested by Portuguese authorities.

Gotbit创始人与马萨诸塞州检察官的交易是在Andriunin被葡萄牙当局逮捕后于2024年10月被引渡到美国的几个月后。

Since extradition, Andriunin has appeared in a federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was ordered to remain detained until further notice.

自引渡以来，安德里宁（Andriunin）出现在马萨诸塞州波士顿的联邦法院，在那里他被命令被拘留，直到另行通知。

Andriunin, 26, was charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit market manipulation and wire fraud in a superseding indictment in October 2024.

26岁的安德里宁（Andriunin）在2024年10月的一项取代起诉书中被控犯有电汇欺诈和阴谋犯有市场操纵和电汇欺诈。

Source: Alex Andriunin

资料来源：Alex Andriunin

According to Massachusetts court documents, Gotbit was a crypto “market maker” that orchestrated a “widespread cryptocurrency market manipulation scheme.” The platform was registered in Belize and was said to provide artificial trading volume for global firms, including those in the US, between 2017 and 2024.

根据马萨诸塞州法院的文件，Gotbit是一位加密“做市商”，其精心策划了“广泛的加密货币市场操纵计划”。该平台在伯利兹注册，据说在2017年至2024年之间为包括美国在内的全球公司提供人工交易量。

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Apart from Andriunin, the criminal complaint from Massachusetts authorities in September 2024 also involved other Gotbit employees, such as marketing director Fedor Kedrov and sales director Qawi Jalili, both living in Russia.

除了安德里宁（Andriunin）外，2024年9月的马萨诸塞州当局的刑事诉讼还涉及其他GOTBIT员工，例如市场总监Fedor Kedrov和销售总监Qawi Jalili，都居住在俄罗斯。

In the plea letter, Massachusetts attorney Foley mentioned that the assets listed in the forfeiture section of the Gotbit plea agreement are solely controlled by the defendant on Gotbit’s behalf despite these assets belonging to Gotbit.

在认罪信中，马萨诸塞州律师Foley提到，尽管这些资产属于GotBit，但在Gotbit认罪协议没收部分中列出的资产仅由被告代表Gotbit代表控制。