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Garantex crypto exchange admin arrested while on vacation
Indian authorities arrested Aleksej Besciokov, the co-founder and one of the administrators of the Russian Garantex crypto-exchange while vacationing with his family in Varkala, India. As infosec journalist Brian Krebs first reported on Tuesday, the 46-year-old Lithuanian national and Russian resident was apprehended on Tuesday afternoon by Kerala state police officers under the country’s extradition law. Besciokov (aka “proforg” and…
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Why Secret Service Seized Garantex
Image: United States Department of Justice The U.S. Secret Service has seized the website of Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, marking a major international crackdown on a platform accused of helping criminals launder billions of dollars in illicit money. In a joint operation involving law enforcement from the U.S., Germany, Finland, Estonia, and other European countries, Garantex’s domains — Garantex.org, Garantex.io,…
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US charges Garantex admins with money laundering, sanctions violations
The administrators of the Russian Garantex crypto-exchange have been charged in the United States with facilitating money laundering for criminal organizations and violating sanctions. 46-year-old Lithuanian national and Russian resident Aleksej Besciokov and 40-year-old Russian national and United Arab Emirates resident Aleksandr Mira Serda—who controlled Garantex between 2019 and 2025—are charged with money laundering conspiracy which carries a maximum penalty…
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US seizes domain of Garantex crypto exchange used by ransomware gangs
The U.S. Secret Service has seized the domain of the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex in collaboration with the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, the FBI, and Europol. Other law enforcement authorities involved in this action include the Dutch National Police, the German Federal Criminal Police Office, the Frankfurt General Prosecutor’s Office, the Estonian National Criminal Police, and the Finnish…
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