Friday 25 October 2019
The head of payment processor Crypto Capital has reportedly been arrested by Polish authorities on money laundering charges. Ivan Manuel Molina Lee is accused of being part of an international drug cartel involved in money laundering operations using embattled cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex to siphon funds between Latin America and Europe. According to several Polish news outlets, Lee, who was first arrested in Greece, was extradited to Warsaw under police escort. Polish authorities say Lee was wanted in Poland for laundering up to 1.5 billion zloty or about $390,000,000 “from illegal sources.” Crypto Capital is believed to have held accounts in…
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