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Read more: Bitcoin Fog Founder Strongly Opposes 20-30 Years in Prison
Bitcoin Fog founder Roman Sterlingov was found guilty on charges of conspiracy to money laundering, and operation of an unregistered money transmitting service.
Bitcoin Fog, an anonymity service initiated by Sterlingov, obscured the source of digital currency transactions and, according to the government, was used to transmit more than $10 million in illegal proceeds from 2011 to 2020, partly from customers of darknet marketplaces where narcotics were sold.
Prosecutors said the company’s operation processed transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars over a decade and obscured the taint from transactions.
Presiding over the case in Washington, Judge Randolph Moss handed a 150-month sentencing well below what the government asked for 30 years and below the 50-year maximum fixed by federal sentencing guidelines. Apart from jail time, Sterlingov was also ordered to forfeit $395 million, and his interest in a Bitcoin Fog wallet was valued at more than $103 million in Bitcoin.
Sterlingov repeatedly stated through the trial process that, though he used Bitcoin Fog, it wasn’t under his control. His attorney, Tor Ekeland, further mentioned there was no direct proof to link him with the management of the platform. The defense attorneys recommended he be sentenced for seven and a half years, citing there was no testimony by a witness or operational log to prove his involvement in the case.
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