美国居民因运营比特币混合服务被判三年监禁

一名美国居民因经营比特币混合服务并监督洗钱超过 3 亿美元而被判处三年监禁。

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.

一名美国居民因运营比特币混合服务而被判处三年监禁，该服务监督了超过 3 亿美元的洗钱活动。俄亥俄州居民拉里·哈蒙 (Larry Harmon) 运营着一项名为 Helix 的暗网服务。他的操作使得追踪比特币交易的起源变得困难，因此成为洗钱者洗钱的完美工具。

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.

美国司法部还指出，拉里的平台允许资金在不被发现的情况下转移，这对行业中的不良行为者来说很方便。

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 行动在 2014 年至 2017 年期间非常活跃。它受益于 Larry 与 Alpha Bay 等主要暗网平台的合作，处理包括毒品销售、被盗数据和假冒商品在内的非法交易。

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.

同样卷入此案的还有拉里·哈蒙的弟弟加里。据彭博社报道，拉里被捕后，当局发现他的兄弟加里·哈蒙（Gary Harmon）使用被盗的凭证来恢复存储在国税局证据柜中的比特币。

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

加里因获取并使用部分扣押的加密货币购买奢侈品而被捕并被判处四年监禁。