Two traders from the Netherlands convicted of money laundering with BTC

The Rotterdam court sentenced two inhabitants of the city of Hilversyum to 2 and 2.5 Years of prison on charges of laundering money using bitcoins.

During the investigation, 2,532 BTC was seized from the suspects, that at the current course exceeds 28 million. Also with them It was discovered 250 thousand euros cash. According to law enforcement, The criminal couple washed 16 Milln euros during 2.5 years old.

For operations, traders bought bitcoins for millions of euros from individuals and companies, which allowed customers to remain anonymous. At the same time, they did not report their operations a tax department and led a business without proper design. To buy bitcoins, meetings were often scheduled in public places. In the implementation of transactions, the traders did not ask for identification documents from their customers.

“Suspects, Husband with his wife, attracted customers using advertising on the Internet and Darknet markets. Most bitcoins, confiscated at the couple, used at the sites of Darknet ", - write Dutch prosecutors.

In addition to the seized bitcoins and cash, The court awarded the accused of fines of 45 thousand euros.

At the end of September, the court recognized the owner of the cryptocurrency exchange of RG Coins Rossen IoSifov (Rossen iossifov) guilty of fraud, laundering money through your site, as well as the assistance of cybercriminals.