Prosecutor release

# BTC-e Operator Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy

United States Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, May 3, 2024. Alexander Vinnik guilty plea and BTC-e case status.

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** May 3, 2024

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 7

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** United States Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs

**Published:** May 3, 2024

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/btc-e-operator-pleads-guilty-money-laundering-conspiracy](https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/btc-e-operator-pleads-guilty-money-laundering-conspiracy)

**What it supports:** Alexander Vinnik guilty plea and BTC-e case status

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_btc\_e\_plea\_2024

How this source is used

Cited 7 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 21, 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

5 citations

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

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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

### Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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

Pleaded guilty, BTC-e disruption

Primary source

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