Prosecutor release

# Founder and Majority Owner of Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Money Transmitting

United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, December 6, 2023. Legkodymov guilty plea, forfeiture and docket 23-CR-496 (ENV).

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** December 6, 2023

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 2

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York

**Published:** December 6, 2023

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [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)

**What it supports:** Legkodymov guilty plea, forfeiture and docket 23-CR-496 (ENV)

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_bitzlato\_plea\_2023

How this source is used

Cited 2 times across 2 record types.

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## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Bitzlato / Operation Cryptostorm](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-operation-cryptostorm)

Cryptocurrency laundering, January 2023

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Anatoly Legkodymov](https://takedownindex.org/people/anatoly-legkodymov)

Pleaded guilty, Bitzlato / Operation Cryptostorm

Primary source

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