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$500 Million Crypto Wash: Russian Exec Indicted for Laundering Funds via U.S.-Based Evita Platform

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed charges against Iurii Gugnin, a Russian national and New York resident, for allegedly laundering over $500 million through his crypto payment companies Evita Investments Inc. and Evita Pay Inc. Gugnin’s platform reportedly enabled sanctioned Russian clients to bypass U.S. sanctions and export controls via USDT-to-fiat conversion pipelines through U.S. banks and falsified documentation.