Bitcoin Fog Founder Sentenced to 12 Years for Cryptocurrency Money Laundering
Bitcoin Fog Founder Sentenced to 12 Years for Cryptocurrency Money Laundering
09 November 2024
The 36-year-old founder of the Bitcoin Fog cryptocurrency mixer has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison for facilitating money laundering activities between 2011 and 2021.
Roman Sterlingov, a dual Russian-Swedish national, pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business earlier this March.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ)