Bivši BitMEX Top Exec izjasnio se krivim za kršenje Zakona o bankovnoj tajni

Since 2020, US Authorities have filed numerous charges against BitMEX leadership – and against the platform itself.

So far, the three co-founders of the platform have all been sentenced, whether to a short-term house arrest and a $10 million fine in the case of Arthur Hayes, probacija for Benjamin Delo, or an equal fine for Samuel Reed.

Former High-Level Employee Also Indicted

However, the cases against BitMEX personnel were not limited to those filed against the co-founders. Yesterday, Gregory Dwyer – one of the first employees of BitMEX and the former head of business development – molio se guilty to one count of violating the US Bank Secrecy Act “by willfully failing to establish, implement, and maintain an anti-money laundering (AML) program at BitMEX, and aiding and abetting the same.”

Dwyer, 39, admitted his guilt to a US District Court predsjedavao over by Judge John G. Koeltl and will pay a fine of $150k as a part of the plea deal.

According to the prosecution, Dwyer had willingly failed to put in place stringent KYC and AML procedures that would have blocked US customers from accessing the platform and carrying out transactions.

Although the platform had legally withdrawn from US markets in 2015, about a year after its foundation, the security measures that Dwyer was allegedly responsible for could be easily flouted by anyone with some amount of technical know-how. This enabled criminals to use the exchange for money laundering and other illicit activities.

Crypto Cannot Skirt US Regulations, Says Attorney

The $150k fine represents the pecuniary gain that the court believes was a result of the lax regulation under the purview of Mr. Dwyer.

In closing, Attorney Damian Williams commented on the case, saying the court’s decision ponovo potvrđuje that the US legal system does not and will not turn a blind eye to cryptocurrency exchanges and similar platforms within the industry and will pursue those responsible for legal violations beyond the level of upper management.

“Ovim izjašnjavanjem ova kancelarija je sada dobila krivične presude protiv sva tri osnivača, kao i jednog visokog uposlenika u BitMEX-u, za namjerno kršenje zakona o sprječavanju pranja novca. Današnja molba odražava da zaposleni s upravljačkim ovlaštenjima na berzama kriptovaluta, ni manje ni više nego osnivači takvih berzi, ne mogu namjerno zanemariti svoje obaveze prema Zakonu o bankarskoj tajni.”

So far, neither Dwyer nor his lawyer has made a statement on the court’s decision.