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

Planet Daily News: According to the Financial Times, U.S. prosecutors have charged Iurii Gugnin, the founder of cryptocurrency payment company Evita, with evading sanctions and violating export controls, alleging money laundering of over $500 million and assisting Russia in obtaining sensitive technologies. Court documents released by the Brooklyn Federal Court show that Gugnin was charged on Monday with telecommunications and bank fraud, money laundering, and other crimes. The Department of Justice stated that he was arrested and arraigned in New York. Prosecutors accused Gugnin of using his company to pay for sensitive electronic products for overseas clients, including U.S.-designed servers under export control, and laundering money to purchase components for the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom).