US prosecutors accuse Evita founder Iurii Gugnin of laundering $500 million and helping Russia obtain sensitive technology

Odaily News According to the Financial Times, US prosecutors have charged Iurii Gugnin, the founder of cryptocurrency payment company Evita, with sanctions evasion and export control violations, accusing him of laundering more than $500 million and assisting Russia in acquiring sensitive technology. Court documents released by the Brooklyn Federal Court showed that Gugnin was charged with wire and bank fraud, money laundering and other crimes on Monday. The Justice Department said he was arrested and arraigned in New York. Prosecutors accused Gugnin of using his company to pay for sensitive electronic products for overseas customers, including servers designed in the United States that are subject to export controls, and laundering money to purchase parts for the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom).