# Aleksej Besciokov

No alias recorded

Indicted, Arrested

Public record reviewed to August 23, 2026

Index entry last updated August 23, 2026

_Alleged_ garantex primary technical administrator.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 2 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

**Associated takedowns:** [Garantex disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/garantex-disruption)

**Recorded role:** Garantex primary technical administrator

**Group segment:** Administrator

**Charging authority:** United States Department of Justice

**Charging jurisdiction:** United States

**Case number:** 1:25-cr-00039

**Latest recorded action:** Arrested, March 2025

**Nationality:** Lithuania

**Country of residence:** Russia

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksej-besciokov)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksej-besciokov/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksej-besciokov/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksej-besciokov/sources)

## Associated takedowns

Law enforcement actions against infrastructure and services linked to this person, and the action recorded against the person in each one.

Outcomes and dates follow the public reporting cited on the sources tab and are subject to revision.

2 recorded actions across 1 takedown

| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 7, 2025, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksej-besciokov/sources#source-1) | [Garantex disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/garantex-disruption), Cryptocurrency laundering | Garantex, garantex.org, garantex.io, garantex.academy | Garantex primary technical administrator | Indicted. Indictment returned 2025-02-27 and unsealed 2025-03-07. |
| March 11, 2025, [Source [2]](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksej-besciokov/sources#source-2) | [Garantex disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/garantex-disruption), Cryptocurrency laundering | Garantex, garantex.org, garantex.io, garantex.academy | Garantex primary technical administrator | Arrested. Arrested by Indian authorities on a US extradition request following the unsealing of the indictment. |