Alexey Beschekov, one of the administrators of the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, died on August 31 in an Indian prison. He was under arrest and awaiting trial on extradition to the USA.
Details:
/ Beschekov was arrested in India at the request of the USA.
/ American authorities accuse Garantex of laundering billions of dollars through crypto, including funds from hackers and dark web structures.
/ On August 14, the US State Department officially announced a reward of $6 million for information about the leaders of Garantex.
/ Just 2 weeks after this — the sudden death of the administrator.
The strangest thing is that his relatives were not notified right away, but only on September 6, a week after his death. The official version of the cause of death has not been disclosed.
A logical question: coincidence or 'cleanup'?
🥸 A convenient coincidence: before the trial, a figure who could testify against higher-ups disappears.
🫣 An Indian prison is not the safest world, but the delay in notification seems suspicious.
🚬 The USA is clearly betting on pressure through major cases: sanctions, rewards, public statements.
But Garantex is backed not only by 'IT specialists'. It is a flow of gray money, interesting to various structures. And the administrator's death while awaiting trial is too timely to believe in a 'natural outcome'.
In the end:
⚫️ Minus one witness.
⚫️ Minus one thread to those who really control the gray crypto flows.
⚫️ Minus the chance that extra names will surface in court.
