Description
The DOJ charged Flashdot (KuCoin) with failing to implement AML and KYC programs, resulting in the exchange being used for laundering money from illicit activities, in violation of the BSA.
Legal Significance
Offshore entities falsely claiming that US customers cannot access their platforms, while allowing those customers to omit identifying information, are still subject to US law.
Status
Complaint Filed
Case No.
1:24-cr-00168
Date Filed
March 21, 2024
Plaintiff
United States of America
Defendant
FLASHDOT LIMITEDChun GanPEKEN GLOBAL LIMITEDPHOENIX PRIVATE LIMITEDKe Tang
Court
USDC Southern District of New York
Plaintiff Counsel
Emily Sarah DeiningerDavid Russell Felton
Defendant Counsel
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