BTC-e server admin indicted for laundering ransom payments, stolen crypto

The U.S. Department of Justice indictment charges Aliaksandr Klimenka, a Belarusian-Cypriot national, with running BTC-e and related firms (Soft-FX, FX Open) that allegedly facilitated laundering of criminal proceeds from ransomware families (Locky, Cerber, NotPetya, WannaCry, Spora), the Mt.Gox theft, identity theft, drug trafficking, and other cybercrimes by operating without KYC/AML and using U.S.-based servers; Klimenka was arrested in Latvia on Dec 21, 2023 and faces up to 25 years for money laundering conspiracy and operating an unlicensed money services business.