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
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

Sources

Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below.

Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details.

2 sources cited across 2 recorded actions

[1]
Garantex cryptocurrency exchange disrupted in international operation
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia, March 7, 2025 Law enforcement release Source grade P1

Establishes the US domain seizure and parallel German/Finnish actions against Garantex.

Open source
[2]
Treasury Sanctions Cryptocurrency Exchange and Network Enabling Sanctions Evasion and Cyber Criminals
U.S. Department of the Treasury, August 14, 2025 Government release Source grade P1

Supporting detail not recorded.

Open source

Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified.