3 名俄罗斯公民因向网络犯罪分子提供比特币隐藏服务而被起诉

Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko、Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik 和 Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov 因参与运营两个加密货币混合网站而被联邦大陪审团起诉。

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.

亚特兰大——联邦大陪审团起诉三名俄罗斯国民，因为他们参与运营两个加密货币混合网站，犯罪分子利用这些网站来洗钱被盗的加密货币。

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.

被告为罗曼·维塔利耶维奇·奥斯塔彭科 (Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko)，55 岁；亚历山大·叶夫根尼耶维奇·奥莱尼克，44 岁； 32 岁的安东·维亚赫拉沃维奇·塔拉索夫 (Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov)。他们被指控共谋洗钱和经营未经许可的汇款业务。

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.

根据起诉书，奥斯塔彭科和他的同谋经营 Blender.io 和 Sinbad.io，这两个网站在一个流行的互联网论坛上宣传为“无日志政策”并删除任何用户交易痕迹。

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

这些网站不要求用户注册、登录或提供除收件人地址以外的任何信息。

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

美国财政部外国资产控制办公室表示，Blender.io 为多个勒索软件组织洗钱。

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

奥斯塔彭科和奥雷尼克于 2024 年 12 月 1 日被捕。塔拉索夫仍然在逃。

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

此案正在由联邦调查局调查。