The founder of Bitcoin exchange Bitzlato, which is facing a money laundering lawsuit in the US, is seeking support from the crypto community. Anatoly Legkodymov was arrested in January for his role in the alleged laundering of millions of dollars’ worth of illegal funds.
Arrested Bitzlato Founder seeks help from crypto community
Anatoly Legkodymov, co-founder and majority owner of the Hong Kong-registered Bitcoin exchange Bitzlato, turned to the crypto community hoping to find people willing to become US citizens for bail.
Legkodymov, who is a Russian citizen and residing in China, was arrested in Miami on money laundering charges. The US Department of Justice alleges that its exchange has transferred at least $700 million in criminal proceeds from ransomware actors, darknet markets, and crypto ponzis.
This week, Legkodymov appealed for help via crypto media. His lawyers explained that U.S. law allows the defendants to be released if there are guarantors for bail pending their decision. A group of his Russian friends suggested that anyone who wants to help him reach out via Telegram:
The crypto community knows that Anatoly is an honest and lawful person and wants to help him get his bail out of jail by the end of his trial.
Anatoly Legkodymov highlighted as a Bitcoin supporter
A report on the founder stated that a user named “Anatoly Legkodymov” has been active on the Bitcointalk.org forum since 2011 and on the Bits.media forum in 2016 when the crypto entrepreneur and his partners started trading under the name Changebot. When Legkodymov first appeared in New York federal court in mid-March, a decision not to be released on bail was granted. Bitzlato founder denied US money laundering charges.
Anton Shkurenko, another co-founder of Bitzlato, was briefly detained, questioned and released by Russian police in February. In a Youtube interview, he revealed that Bitzlato plans to move to Russia and restart operations from there. Earlier this week, the exchange reportedly restored partial access to users’ BTC balances.
cryptocoin.comAs you follow, Bitcoin exchange Bitzlato has been sued by the US Treasury Department and Justice Department for laundering funds linked to Russian financing. The Treasury Department identified Bitzlato for allegedly laundering illegal funds for Russia-based ransomware actors, under part of the US Patriot Act, a law used to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Its founder is now turning to the crypto community, hoping to find people willing to become US citizens for his bail.
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