The creator of the Reformed Church of Satan was convicted of illegal exchange of bitcoins – Bits Media

The US District Court sentenced the accused of illegal activity a 35-year-old resident of New Gampshire to one and a half years in prison for surgery with cryptocurrency.

Prosecutor Jane Young (Jane Young) stated, What since June 2020 years to January 2021 year Aria Dimetszo (Aria Dimezzo) I exchanged fiat currencies (Mostly US dollars) On bitcoins. The woman recruited customers on different websites, Including with the Localbitcoins P2P platform. Clients sent Bakov transfers to her name, as well as to the bank account of the Satan's reform Church created by her. In return, Diematszo sent to people bitcoins and other crypto assets, collecting a commission for this.

Diemzzo thus exchanged the digit of assets for more than $3 million. The accused did not report to the regulators, although operations with currencies exceeded in total $10 000 and did not submit reports on suspicious transactions, Although their amount exceeded $2000.

Diemzzo collaborated with another accused by Jan Freeman (Ian Freeman), Giving him a percentage of profit from sales for attracting customers. IN 2021 Freemann brought similar accusations to Freiman, And later he was found guilty of conspiracy to launder money, unauthorized conduct of business transfer and tax evasion. Freeman sentence must be issued 17 july 2023 of the year.

Judge Joseph Lalante (Joseph LaPlante) sentenced Aria Diemzzo to 18 months of imprisonment, one year of parole and payment of a fine $5000. The court also ruled, that Diemzzo should have confiscated 1,93 BTC и $14 000.

“This illegal Bitcoin exchange business indulged in all kinds of fraudsters, anonymously receiving money from their victims. Any exchangers of virtual currencies must be registered. They are required to comply with the requirements, guaranteeing, that activity is not related to fraud ", - said the prosecutor Young at the process.

Recently, US law enforcement agencies arrested one of the organizers of the cryptocurrency fraudulent scheme G|CLUBS, attracted from investors about $1 billion.