Garantex Administrators Charged for Money laundering

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Garantex administrators Aleksej Besciokov , 46 , and Aleksandr Mira Serda , 40 , face charges of money laundering and violating U.S. sanctions.

They are accused of allowing transactions linked to cybercriminals, including the Lazarus Group .

The two administrators could not be reached by TechCrunch for comment.

Garantex announced on Thursday that it had suspended “all services, including cryptocurrency withdrawals,” after stablecoin issuer Tether blocked wallets holding more than $28 million .

“We are fighting and will not give up! Please note that all [Tether] in Russian wallets is currently under threat. As always, we are the first , but not the last.” The announcement made no mention of the website takedown or indictments of Bescikov and Mira Serda .

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