ChainCatcher news, a Russian court has sentenced the founder of the online black market and cryptocurrency mixing service Hydra, Stanislav Moiseev, to life imprisonment. The service processed over $5 billion worth of cryptocurrency during its operation.According to a statement from the Moscow Prosecutor's Office on December 2, the Moscow Regional Court found Moiseev and his 15 accomplices guilty of organized crime and illegal production and sale of psychoactive substances and drugs. The sentences for Moiseev's 15 accomplices ranged from 8 to 23 years. Moiseev was also fined $38,100 (4 million rubles), while his 15 accomplices were ordered to pay a total of $152,400 (16 million rubles). As part of the sentencing order, properties and vehicles related to the convicted individuals were also seized.According to Russian state media TASS, they will serve their sentences in a "strict regime" penal colony.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, the founder of the cryptocurrency mixing service Bitcoin Fog has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison for laundering tens of millions of dollars from the sale of illegal drugs on dark web markets.U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss sentenced 36-year-old Roman Sterlingov to 150 months in prison at the federal court in Washington. Prosecutors stated that Bitcoin Fog handled hundreds of millions of dollars in untraceable transactions, some of which came from known dark web markets. Roman Sterlingov was convicted of conspiracy to launder money, money laundering, and two counts related to operating an unregistered money transfer service.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the Southern District Court of New York has denied Samourai Wallet founder Keonne Rodriguez's request to modify his bail conditions. The prosecution submitted Rodriguez's handwritten "escape preparation" notes as evidence, which detailed travel plans and emergency items. Rodriguez's lawyer argued that this was just a general emergency plan, but the prosecution believes it constitutes an active escape plan.ChainCatcher previously reported, according to The Block, that the co-founder of the crypto mixing service Samourai Wallet was arrested. Prosecutors stated that they are accused of laundering $100 million from Silk Road and other illegal markets. On Wednesday, Samourai CEO Keonne Rodriguez and CTO William Lonergan Hill were charged with operating Samourai Wallet.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixing service Samourai Wallet has been arrested. Prosecutors stated that they are suspected of laundering $100 million from Silk Road and other illegal markets. On Wednesday, Samourai CEO Keonne Rodriguez and CTO William Lonergan Hill were charged with operating Samourai Wallet.Prosecutors indicated that Samourai is an unlicensed remittance company involved in "over $2 billion in illegal transactions and facilitated over $100 million in laundering transactions for illegal dark web markets, including Silk Road." Rodriguez was arrested on Wednesday morning and will face a judge in Pennsylvania.It is reported that Hill was arrested in Portugal, and the U.S. is seeking extradition. Prosecutors stated that Samourai's web servers and domain name have also been seized, and the application can no longer be downloaded from the Google Play Store in the U.S. Rodriguez and Hill are charged with money laundering and unlicensed money transmission, with maximum sentences of 20 years and 5 years, respectively.