Besciokov is charged with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to violate sanctions and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

Aleksej Besciokov, co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, was apprehended by Varkala Police in Kerala for his ...

Garantex co-founder Aleksej Besciokov was arrested in India's Kerala on Tuesday, U.S. and Indian officials tell TechCrunch.

Indian authorities arrested Aleksej Besciokov, the co-founder and one of the administrators of the Russian Garantex crypto-exchange while vacationing with his family in Varkala, India.

Aleksej Besciokov, along with his co-conspirators, is accused of using the Garantex cryptocurrency exchange to launder the ...

India police arrested Garantex co-founder Aleksej Besciokov for alleged money laundering. The US seized Garantex domains and $28M in crypto.

Aleksej Besciokov, cofounder of the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, was arrested by Indian authorities on March 11, 2025. Police agents detained Besci ...

Indian authorities, acting on a US request, arrested Aleksej Besciokov, a Lithuanian national and co-founder of the sanctioned Garantex cryptocurrency ...

The Indian Intelligence authorities arrested a Russian resident accused of involvement with Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange. The exchange is said to help criminal entities such as terrorists and ...

On March 7, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment against Besciokov and the other alleged co-founder of ...

Besciokov allegedly ran Garantex, laundering over $96 billion in cryptocurrency for global criminal groups, including terrorists, while violating sanctions.