Moscow’s international business center, where Garantex is based.
Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty ImageThe U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a Russian businesswoman Friday who it said helped Russian oligarchs and cybercriminals use cryptocurrencies to evade U.S. sanctions.
Ekaterina Zhdanova, 37, used digital currencies to facilitate large cross-border transactions, taking advantage of platforms with weak compliance controls such as a Russian crypto exchange called Garantex that the U.S. sanctioned last year, Treasury said in a statement.
Persons:
Ekaterina Zhdanova
Organizations:
Agence France, . Treasury Department, Treasury
Locations:
Russian