{"id":153098,"date":"2025-03-16T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=153098"},"modified":"2025-03-16T01:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T23:43:30","slug":"american-sentenced-to-7-years-for-crypto-fueled-drug-trafficking-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/american-sentenced-to-7-years-for-crypto-fueled-drug-trafficking-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"American Sentenced to 7 Years for Crypto-Fueled Drug Trafficking Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edtx\/pr\/california-man-sentenced-cryptocurrency-money-laundering-conspiracy\">say<\/a><\/strong> 29-year-old John Khuu orchestrated a scheme to import counterfeit pharmaceuticals and MDMA from Germany, distributing them across the U.S. through dark web marketplaces.<\/p>\n<p>Transactions were conducted in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/cryptocurrency\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a><\/strong> and other digital assets, which were later converted to cash and funneled through multiple accounts in an effort to obscure the money trail.<\/p>\n<p>Khuu&#8217;s activities drew the attention of federal investigators, leading to his indictment in Texas for money laundering conspiracy in May 2022. 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