{"id":564102,"date":"2023-03-15T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-justice-department-announces-charges-in-connection-with-chipmixer-takedown\/"},"modified":"2023-03-15T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:30:00","slug":"us-justice-department-announces-charges-in-connection-with-chipmixer-takedown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-justice-department-announces-charges-in-connection-with-chipmixer-takedown\/","title":{"rendered":"# US Justice Department announces charges in connection with ChipMixer takedown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4140745aca7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4140745aca7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-justice-department-announces-charges-in-connection-with-chipmixer-takedown\/#%E2%80%9D_US_Justice_Department_announces_charges_in_connection_with_ChipMixer_takedown_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; US Justice Department announces charges in connection with ChipMixer takedown &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_US_Justice_Department_announces_charges_in_connection_with_ChipMixer_takedown_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; US Justice Department announces charges in connection with ChipMixer takedown &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDMvYjEzOWVjY2ItOGFkOS00YzE0LWE3NDEtZWQ4ZWJjZTQxYjcxLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-48054ca8>The United States Justice Department announced on March 15 that it was pressing charges against a resident of Hanoi, Vietnam, in connection to the operation of the ChipMixer. The announcement came shortly after it became known that a Europol action led by German law enforcement had closed down the Vietnam-based crypto mixer.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is charging Minh Qu\u1ed1c Nguy\u1ec5n with money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and identity theft, it <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edpa\/pr\/justice-department-investigation-leads-takedown-darknet-cryptocurrency-mixer-processed\">said<\/a>. Those crimes carry a maximum penalty of 40 years\u2019 prison time.<\/p>\n<p>Nguy\u1ec5n was identified as the creator and operator of the online infrastructure used by ChipMixer. Nguy\u1ec5n allegedly promoted ChipMixer online and advised customers on how to avoid Know You Customer and Anti-Money Laundering (AML\/KYC) measures. In addition, ChipMixer serviced American customers without registering with the U.S. Treasury Department\u2019s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) or AML\/KYC collecting data.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Lisa O. Monaco said: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCybercrime seeks to exploit boundaries, but the Department of Justice\u2019s network of alliances transcends borders and enables disruption of the criminal activity that jeopardizes our global cybersecurity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Justice Department linked ChipMixer to a number of illegal activities between August 2017 and March 2023, including facilitating the laundering of $17 million in Bitcoin connected to ransomware attacks. It also helped launder over $700 million in Bitcoin connected to wallets flagged as containing stolen funds, including funds from the Axie Infinity Ronin Bridge and Harmony Horizon Bridge exploits, and over $200 million in Bitcoin associated with the darknet,  as well as the Bitcoin used by the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate to buy malware.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3\/ For those unfamiliar with CM here\u2019s what it looks like when using the mixer. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hen8dRJI0F\">pic.twitter.com\/hen8dRJI0F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ZachXBT (@zachxbt) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachxbt\/status\/1597605429160595457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elliptic <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hub.elliptic.co\/analysis\/chipmixer-shut-down-after-laundering-over-840-million-in-criminal-proceeds\/\">said<\/a> it had analyzed the mixer\u2019s blockchain transactions and found, \u201cChipMixer has been used to launder over $844 million in Bitcoin that can be linked directly to illicit activity \u2013 including at least $666 million from thefts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: FTX hacker reportedly transfers a portion of stolen funds to OKX after using Bitcoin mixer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ChipMixer was already known to international law enforcement. 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