Crypto fraudster needed in US arrested in Kerala | India Information – The Occasions of India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Lithuanian nationwide needed by the US was arrested by Varkala police right here on Tuesday on expenses of monetary fraud dedicated within the US. The arrest was made primarily based on an Interpol purple nook discover.
Aleksej Besciokov (46), alleged co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency trade sanctioned by the US govt in 2022, was on trip along with his household in Kerala.
In response to police, Besciokov facilitated the laundering of billions of {dollars} by transnational prison and cybercriminal organisations. On March 7, the US justice division unsealed an indictment towards Besciokov and one other alleged co-founder of Garantex, Aleksandr Mira Serda (40), a Russian residing in UAE.
Varkala DSP B Gopakumar mentioned that police obtained a path from the extra CJM at Patiala Home courts to apprehend him.