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Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn accuse The founder in the US cryptocurrency Firm payments with exploitation of what they claim Russian Banks and other entities.
A 38-year-old Russian citizen who lives on Manhattan was arrested and sent on Monday, Hebrew was arrested and assigned to the trial.
Gunion threatens 22-liners of charge, blaming him in fraud with wire and bank, violation of US sanctions and control over export, money laundering, and not implementing legally necessary protocols against money laundering.
“The defendant is accused of turning the cryptocurrency company into a secret pipeline for dirty money, moving more than half a billion dollars through the US financial system to help Russian banks sanctioned and help Russian final users acquire a sensitive US technology,” said the Assistant Prosecutor General.
Prosecutors said Gunion used their companies – Evita Investments and Evita Pay – to process payments about $ 530 million, hiding the origin and goals. Between June 2023 and January 2025, he allegedly sent money through US banks and cryptocurrencies, first and foremost using involvementWidely used, stable dollar.
Customers included people and companies related to sanctioned Russian institutions such as SBERBank, VTB Bank, SOVCOMBANK, Tinkoff and the Rosatom Nuclear Energy Company.
In order to hold this scheme, Gunion allegedly implemented the sphere of its business, falsified documentation for fulfillment and lied to banks and platforms of digital assets about its ties with Russia. Prosecutors say he disguised the source through Shell accounts and made more than 80 accounts, which digitally erases the identity of Russian counterparties.
Investigators also refer to the search on the Internet, indicating that he knew he was under close attention, including requests, such as “how to find out if there is an investigation against you” and “fines that launder the money.”
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He is also accused of helping the export of sensitive American technology for Russian customers, including a server controlled against terrorism.
Gunion was profiled last fall in Article Wall Street Journal Near the high network tenants on Manhattan, where he reportedly paid $ 19,000 a month for the apartment.
If he is convicted on charges of fraud, he faces a statutory maximum term of 30 years of imprisonment, but if he is convicted on all points, Gunion may be made maximum, much longer than his life.
