The founder of Evita Pay is accused of laundering $530 million.
🇺🇸 The New York Prosecutor's Office has filed charges on 22 counts against Yuri Gugnin, a Russian native and founder of Evita Pay.
The accusation claims that from 2023 to 2025, his company served sanctioned Russian PJSC "Sberbank", PJSC "Sovcombank", PJSC "VTB Bank", and AO "Tinkoff Bank".
Furthermore, Gugin facilitated payments from foreign clients for the purchase of sensitive electronics and laundered money to a supplier of components for "Rosatom."
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The founder of Evita Pay is accused of laundering $530 million.
🇺🇸 The New York Prosecutor's Office has filed charges on 22 counts against Yuri Gugnin, a Russian native and founder of Evita Pay.
The accusation claims that from 2023 to 2025, his company served sanctioned Russian PJSC "Sberbank", PJSC "Sovcombank", PJSC "VTB Bank", and AO "Tinkoff Bank".
Furthermore, Gugin facilitated payments from foreign clients for the purchase of sensitive electronics and laundered money to a supplier of components for "Rosatom."