Crypto fraudster wanted in US arrested in Kerala | India News

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