Anatoly Legkodymov, who lives in China, was arrested in Miami and was due in court on a charge of conducting an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announces international enforcement action against cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato and the arrest of the company's founder, Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov, during a news conference at the Justice Department, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Washington.
Prosecutors allege that Legkodymov's cryptocurrency exchange, Bitzlato Ltd., of which he served as majority owner, did not implement required anti-money-laundering safeguards and required only minimal identification from its users, even permitting them to supply information belonging to “straw man registrants,” people serving as cover for the users.
“Operating offshore or moving your servers out of the continental U.S. will not shield you,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said at a Wednesday news conference. “And whether you break our laws from China or Europe, or abuse our financial system from a tropical island, you can expect to answer for your crimes inside a United States courtroom.”, the former CEO of failed cryptocurrency firm FTX.The charge Legkodymov faces carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison upon conviction.
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