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Iurii Gugnin
Charged
Founder of Evita Investments/Evita Pay; charged in EDNY in a case alleging large-scale laundering through U.S. banks and crypto exchanges, including transactions involving sanctioned Russian banks (per DOJ press release).
Status
Charged
Jurisdiction
US
Tags
sanctions-evasion, money-laundering, unlicensed-money-transmitting, tether, bsa, legal-case
Last updated
2026-02-03
Details
- DOJ alleges use of a U.S.-based crypto payment business as a conduit to move hundreds of millions of dollars through the U.S. financial system.
- Press release alleges dealings involving sanctioned Russian banks and concealment of counterparties and audit trails.
- Includes alleged BSA/AML program failures and false statements in connection with money transmitter registration/licensing.
- Status reflects formal U.S. criminal charging; allegations remain unproven unless adjudicated.
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Timeline
2025-06-09
DOJ announced a 22-count indictment charging Iurii Gugnin (aka Iurii Mashukov / George Goognin) for alleged sanctions/export-control evasion, fraud, BSA violations, and money laundering tied to his cryptocurrency payment company.
• Founder of Cryptocurrency Payment Company Charged with Evading Sanctions and Export Controls, Defrauding Financial Institutions, and Violating the Bank Secrecy Act (U.S. Department of Justice (Office of Public Affairs) press-release)