Prosecutor release

# Russian National And Bitcoin Exchange Charged In 21-Count Indictment For Operating Alleged International Money Laundering Scheme And Allegedly Laundering Funds From Hack Of Mt. Gox

U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California (U.S. Department of Justice), July 26, 2017. Establishes the BTC-e disruption and Vinnik's arrest in Greece..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** July 26, 2017

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 11

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California (U.S. Department of Justice)

**Published:** July 26, 2017

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/russian-national-and-bitcoin-exchange-charged-21-count-indictment-operating-alleged](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/russian-national-and-bitcoin-exchange-charged-21-count-indictment-operating-alleged)

**What it supports:** Establishes the BTC-e disruption and Vinnik's arrest in Greece.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_btc\_e\_2017

How this source is used

Cited 11 times across 3 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[BTC-e disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Cryptocurrency laundering, July 2017

Primary source

### Organization roles

8 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Supporting, BTC-e disruption

Primary source
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[Hellenic Police](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Arresting, BTC-e disruption

Primary source
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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Investigator, BTC-e disruption

Primary source
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[Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Investigator, BTC-e disruption

Primary source
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[United States Secret Service](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Investigator, BTC-e disruption

Primary source
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[Homeland Security Investigations](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Investigator, BTC-e disruption

Primary source
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[United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Prosecutor, BTC-e disruption

Primary source
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[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector General](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Investigator, BTC-e disruption

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

2 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Alexander Vinnik](https://takedownindex.org/people/alexander-vinnik)

Arrested, BTC-e disruption

Primary source
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[Alexander Vinnik](https://takedownindex.org/people/alexander-vinnik)

Indicted, BTC-e disruption

Primary source

[All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)
