Three Charged with Money Laundering, Unlicensed Money Transfer

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According to BlockBeats, the US Department of Justice announced on Friday that Roman Vitalievich Ostapenko, Alexander Evgenievich Oleniy, and Anton Viacheslavovich Tarasov are accused of operating two cryptocurrency mixing services, Blender.io and Sinbad.io. They face charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transfer business. If convicted, the defendants could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for money laundering and up to 5 years for operating an unlicensed money transfer business. Ostapenko and Oleniy were arrested on December 1, 2024, while Tarasov remains at large.