A married couple in the Netherlands convicted of laundering 16 million euros through Bitcoin A court in Rotterdam sentenced a man and a woman from Hilversum to two and two and a half years in prison for money laundering. In addition, 2,532 bitcoins ($ 33.5 million) and 250,000 euros in cash were seized from them, writes the Dutch edition of the NL Times.

A married couple in the Netherlands convicted of laundering 16 million euros through bitcoin

A Rotterdam court sentenced a Hilversum man and woman to two and two and a half years in prison for money laundering. In addition, 2,532 bitcoins ($ 33.5 million) and 250,000 euros in cash were seized from them, writes the Dutch edition of the NL Times.

According to the prosecution, in two and a half years they have laundered over 16 million euros. Convicts bought cryptocurrency from individuals and companies, allowing their clients to remain anonymous. They did not notify the tax office about their actions and did not formalize the business properly.

Meetings with customers were often made in public places, mainly in fast food outlets in a large city. No identification documents were requested from them.

“The suspects, a man and his wife, contacted customers through online ads and darknet marketplaces,” the prosecution said. - Most of the exchanged bitcoins are associated with the darknet ".

Among other things, the court fined them 45,000 euros each, and confiscated 138,000 euros and 40,000 dollars. In addition, mobile phones, hard drives, various computer equipment, silver jewelry, expensive watches and a car were seized from them..

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