According to reports, the U.S. federal prosecution recently collaborated with law enforcement agencies from multiple countries to take enforcement action against the online service E-Note, which has been accused of providing a money laundering channel for illegal cryptocurrency funds, and has formally filed criminal charges against its alleged operators.
The prosecution revealed that the accused is a 39-year-old Russian citizen named Mykhalio Petrovich Chudnovets. Investigations show that since 2017, E-Note has assisted in transferring over $70 million in suspicious funds through its own platform and a so-called "money mule" network. These funds are believed to be related to various cybercrime activities, including ransomware attacks and account theft.
In this operation, law enforcement has seized the servers, mobile applications, and related websites of E-Note, while also obtaining its customer database and detailed transaction records. The relevant evidence will be used for further tracing the flow of funds and expanding the investigation into potential related crimes.