According to CoinMeta, and as reported by the Russian newspaper "Vedomosti," U.S. law enforcement authorities arrested a Russian man named Pavel Kulizhnikov on October 20 in Miami. The following day, he appeared in a federal court in Florida and was charged with conspiracy to launder money and conspiracy to operate an illegal remittance business. Investigators claim that he allegedly served as the manager and broker for a transnational money laundering organization named Just Team, collecting cash through a network of couriers and converting it into cryptocurrencies, taking a commission of 2% to 8%. At least 43 cryptocurrency wallets were involved. FBI claimed to have participated in 10 transactions between 2022 and 2026, involving more than $71 million in laundered funds, with clients including drug dealers and individuals attempting to evade sanctions against Russia.