美国政府因涉嫌参与洗钱活动而对两名俄罗斯个人和两家加密货币交易所实施制裁

识别洗钱的关键参与者 FinCEN（财政部下属机构）已将加密货币交易所 PM2BTC 标记为主要参与者

The United States government has sanctioned two Russian individuals and two cryptocurrency exchanges for their alleged involvement in money laundering activities.

美国政府因涉嫌参与洗钱活动而对两名俄罗斯个人和两家加密货币交易所实施制裁。

The sanctions were announced on Friday by the U.S. Treasury, Justice, and State Departments, in coordination with international law enforcement agencies. The aim of the sanctions is to disrupt the flow of illicit finances through these crypto platforms.

美国财政部、司法部和国务院与国际执法机构协调，于周五宣布了制裁措施。制裁的目的是破坏通过这些加密平台的非法资金流动。

According to the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), PM2BTC, a cryptocurrency exchange, has been identified as a primary concern for money laundering activities.

根据美国财政部金融犯罪执法网络 (FinCEN) 的数据，加密货币交易所 PM2BTC 已被确定为洗钱活动的主要关注点。

As a result, Sergey Ivanov, who is linked to PM2BTC, and the Cryptex exchange have come under U.S. sanctions. Investigations have revealed that PM2BTC has processed funds originating from ransomware attacks and other illegal sources, with nearly half of its transactions being linked to such activities.

结果，与 PM2BTC 相关的谢尔盖·伊万诺夫 (Sergey Ivanov) 和 Cryptex 交易所受到了美国的制裁。调查显示，PM2BTC 处理了来自勒索软件攻击和其他非法来源的资金，其中近一半的交易与此类活动有关。

Further investigations have uncovered PM2BTC's collaboration with the Universal Anonymous Payment System (UAPS), a network known for facilitating underground payments. Cryptex, which is registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines but primarily operates in Russia, has been linked to transactions exceeding $720 million.

进一步调查发现 PM2BTC 与通用匿名支付系统 (UAPS) 存在合作，该系统以促进地下支付而闻名。 Cryptex 注册于圣文森特和格林纳丁斯，但主要在俄罗斯运营，涉及的交易超过 7.2 亿美元。

These transactions involved entities commonly used by cybercriminals, such as mixing services and exchanges that lack robust Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols.

这些交易涉及网络犯罪分子常用的实体，例如缺乏强大的“了解你的客户”(KYC) 协议的混合服务和交易所。

The U.S. Secret Service Cyber Investigative Section, in collaboration with the Netherlands Police and the Dutch Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service, played a crucial role in seizing domains and disrupting the infrastructure that supported PM2BTC and Cryptex.

美国特勤局网络调查科与荷兰警方和荷兰财政情报和调查局合作，在夺取域名和破坏支持 PM2BTC 和 Cryptex 的基础设施方面发挥了至关重要的作用。

In a separate development, the Eastern Virginia District Court has unsealed documents that charged Sergey Ivanov and Timur Shakhmametov with multiple counts of bank fraud and money laundering.

另一项进展是，东弗吉尼亚地方法院公布了指控谢尔盖·伊万诺夫和蒂穆尔·沙赫马梅托夫多项银行欺诈和洗钱罪名的文件。

These charges stem from their involvement with websites that engaged in carding, a practice that involves trading stolen credit card information. The State Department has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of Ivanov or Shakhmametov.

这些指控源于他们参与从事信用卡交易的网站，这种行为涉及交易被盗的信用卡信息。对于导致伊万诺夫或沙赫马梅托夫被捕或定罪的信息，美国国务院悬赏高达 1000 万美元。

The hefty reward underscores the severity of the charges and highlights the U.S. government's commitment to combating international financial crimes linked to cryptocurrency networks and money laundering activities.

巨额悬赏凸显了指控的严重性，并凸显了美国政府打击与加密货币网络和洗钱活动相关的国际金融犯罪的承诺。