In a dramatic turn of events, Indian authorities have arrested Aleksej Besciokov, a key administrator of a cryptocurrency ...

Besciokov is charged with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to violate sanctions and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

On March 12, the Indian police arrested Aleksej Besciokov who is wanted in the United States on a number of charges, including committing money laundering and operating an unlicensed crypto exchange.

“I can confirm Aleksej Besciokov, one of the administrators of Garantex, was arrested in India at the request of the United States,” US Justice Department spokesperson Nicole Navas Oxman told ...

Authorities in India have arrested a cryptocurrency exchange administrator wanted by the US for allegedly helping cybercriminals launder money and violate sanctions. Aleksej Besciokov, a Lithuanian ...

At 4 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. PT) on Tuesday, the state police of Kerala arrested Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov ... and that Besciokov was planning to flee India. In a brief statement ...

"I can confirm Aleksej Besciokov, one of the administrators of Garantex, was arrested in India at the request of the United States," a US Justice Department spokesperson told CNN on Wednesday ...

Indian authorities, acting on a US request, arrested Aleksej Besciokov, a Lithuanian national and co-founder of the sanctioned Garantex cryptocurrency ...

Mr Besciokov was arrested from the popular tourist destination of Varkala while on a vacation with his family, the Times of India reported. "I can confirm Aleksej Besciokov, one of the ...

Indian authorities have arrested Aleksej Besciokov, who was wanted by the US for allegedly running a $96 billion cryptocurrency exchange that facilitated money laundering. The arrest follows a US ...

One of the operators of sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex was arrested in India on Tuesday ... national and Russian resident Aleksej Besciokov, 46, was reportedly arrested ...