Court case

# United States v. Anatoly Legkodymov

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Docket 23-CR-496 (ENV).

**Jurisdiction:** US

**Docket number:** 23-CR-496 (ENV)

**Linked takedowns:** 1

**People named:** 1

## Case record

**Court:** United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

**Jurisdiction:** US

**Docket number:** 23-CR-496 (ENV)

**Status:** Guilty plea entered 2023-12-06; no later official sentencing release located in this audit

**Status verified:** August 21, 2026

**Dataset id:** case\_us\_v\_bitzlato\_legkodymov

The status line was checked against the public record on August 21, 2026. Proceedings may have moved since.

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Sources for this entry were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 21, 2026.

## Takedowns linked to this case

1 takedown record in this index is linked to this case.

- [Bitzlato / Operation Cryptostorm](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-operation-cryptostorm). Cryptocurrency laundering, January 2023

## People named in this case

1 person in this index is recorded as named in this case.

- [Anatoly Legkodymov](https://takedownindex.org/people/anatoly-legkodymov). No alias recorded

## Sources

2 sources support this entry. Each one is listed with the role it was relied on for.

- [Bitzlato dismantled; founder Anatoly Legkodymov charged](https://takedownindex.org/sources/us-doj-usao-edny-fbi-bitzlato-dismantled-founder-anatoly-legkodymov-charged), Primary source. US DOJ / USAO EDNY / FBI, January 18, 2023. [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-and-majority-owner-bitzlato-cryptocurrency-exchange-charged-unlicensed-money](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-and-majority-owner-bitzlato-cryptocurrency-exchange-charged-unlicensed-money)
- [Founder and Majority Owner of Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Money Transmitting](https://takedownindex.org/sources/united-states-attorney-s-office-eastern-district-of-new-york-founder-and-majorit), Primary source. United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, December 6, 2023. [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-and-majority-owner-cryptocurrency-exchange-pleads-guilty-unlicensed-money](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-and-majority-owner-cryptocurrency-exchange-pleads-guilty-unlicensed-money)

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