US authorities requested extradition of AirBit Club co-founder
The executive is accused of participating in a fraud and money laundering network that operates internationally
The co-founder and senior representative of the decentralized system AirBit Club, Gutemberg Dos Santos, who is accused of fraud and money laundering before North American authorities, was extradited from Panama City and may receive a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.
The request issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is produced after a number of criminal cases were evidenced in which Gutemberg Dos Santos is involved and in view of the fact, the interim prosecutor for the Southern District of Nueva York, Audrey Strauss, reported said request to the government of Panama in order to proceed with the respective extradition.
The report expressed by the department reads: “Gutemberg Dos Santos played a key role in an international investment scam that promised extraordinary fake rates of profitability in cryptocurrencies, failing the victims by appropriating millions of dollars. Thanks to HSI, Dos Santos is now in United States custody.”
Upon extradition, Peter C. Fitzhugh, special agent of the Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), asserted that the arrest “reflects the determination of the agents of HSI New York’s El Dorado Financial Crimes Task Force to dismantle global criminal organizations, wherever the investigation takes us.”
Fitzhugh added that he will continue to work alongside “broad authorities and our network of law enforcement partners; HSI will continue to hunt down those who prey on innocent citizens for financial benefits.”
K. Villarroel
Source: diariobitcoin
