Stablecoin Laundering Network Lands Colombian Crypto Broker in Prison
A Colombian cryptocurrency broker known as “Rey” has been sentenced to 160 months in federal prison for helping launder $14.5 million in drug proceeds using Tether’s USDT and participating in a cocaine importation conspi...
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