US Department of Justice, Venezuelan oil for the purpose of laundering sales profits and purchasing equipment for the Russian army cryptocurrency (USDT) He took down a criminal network that allegedly violated sanctions.
US Authorities Capture Money Laundering Gang That Sells Venezuelan Oil for USDT
According to the press release issued by the Ministry of Justice today, two people were arrested and a criminal complaint was filed against five others.
The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of New York, is a state-owned oil company that the US sanctioned under President Donald Trump. Petroleos de Venezuela SAIt outlines a trading plan for a commodity trading company based in Hamburg and run by Russian citizens.
Nord-Deutsche Industrieanlagenbau GmbH the possibilities of this last company named sukhoi and MiG-29 warplanes He allegedly used it to find parts for Russian military equipment, including
The Venezuelan oil company, on the other hand, is trying to monetize its products, which the US sanctions have snatched from most of the world market.
Among a series of alleged violations, the Department of Justice said that the three accused had “a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar”. Tether (USDT) He says he has made a transaction involving 500,000 barrels of Venezuelan oil from PDVSA through
It was also found that over $3 million was traded between operators of companies in the form of unidentified cryptocurrencies.
One of those arrested, Yury Orekhin, allegedly wrote to an accomplice:
“No worries, no stress. As soon as we start to dock, we will transfer immediately. It works as fast as USDT SMS.”
In this context, US sanctions targeted a digital asset for the first time.
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