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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that it has charged two Russian nationals with stealing and laundering more than 600,000 bitcoins from the Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange.

The two individuals, Ilya Lichtenstein and Ilya Kariakin, are accused of using a variety of methods to launder the stolen bitcoins, including purchasing physical assets, such as real estate and cars, and using cryptocurrency mixers to hide the trail. of the stolen funds.

The Justice Department said the charges against Lichtenstein and Kariakin are the first criminal charges filed by the US government in connection with the Mt. Gox hack. The Justice Department said it is seeking forfeiture of all stolen bitcoins, as well as a $100 million fine.

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