Ryuk Ransomware Gang’s Crypto Broker Gets Light Sentence After a Guilty Plea

Denis Dubnikov, a founder of two OTC trading desks in Russia tied to ransomware attacks, was sentenced to no jail time and forfeiture of $2,000 last week after a guilty plea, court documents show.

• 2023-04-18
• Denis Dubnikov U.S. Department of Justice documents show Ryuk ransomware

Crypto Companies Behind Tether Used Falsified Documents and Shell Companies to Get Bank Accounts

Tether Holdings and a related crypto broker used “cat and mouse tricks” to obscure identities, documents show.

• 2023-03-04
• bank accounts shell companies documents show banking system tether Stephen Moore Justice Department bank account The Wall Street Journal