FSB employees detained more than 20 cryptocurrency exchange workers…

FSB employees detained more than 20 cryptocurrency exchange workers in Moscow City.

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The FSB detained over 20 employees of unregistered cryptocurrency exchange points in Moscow City.
The exchanges were allegedly used to launder money obtained by Ukrainian scam centers from Russian victims.
The operation was conducted as part of a criminal investigation into fraud in especially large amounts.
The individuals detained were described as young people with insufficient financial literacy seeking easy income.
Couriers who collected money from victims and delivered it to the exchange points were also arrested.
The FSB published video footage of the raids.
Criminal cases were opened under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code (fraud in especially large amounts).
The suspects face up to 10 years in prison.

The FSB claimed the operations were coordinated from abroad. — mediazona
One of the suspects had a picture related to FSB raids hanging in their home. — mediazona
The incident was linked to a prior case involving Vladimir R., who allegedly transferred 144 million rubles to fraudsters posing as FSB employees. — mediazona
The Moscow City complex 'Federatsiya' includes a building named 'Vostok,' where a crypto exchange linked to Deputy Andrey Lugovoy was allegedly located. — mediazona
A woman seen on the FSB video, holding a bag from the 'Mashuk' educational center, claimed to be a freelance FSB employee. — tg_echoonline_news
The woman on the video was seen lying on the floor and was associated with the 'Mashuk' center, which was approved by Vladimir Putin. — tg_echoonline_news