Justice Dept. charges Russian founder of cryptocurrency firm


              Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announces international enforcement action against cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato and the arrest of the company's founder, Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov, during a news conference at the Justice Department, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announces international enforcement action against cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato and the arrest of the company's founder, Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov, during a news conference at the Justice Department, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              FILE - In this March 22, 2019 file photo, an American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington. A Russian national who founded a cryptocurrency exchange that the Justice Department says evaded U.S. regulations and became a haven for proceeds of criminal activity, has been arrested. Federal officials say 40-year-old Anatoly Legkodymov, who lives in China, was arrested Tuesday night in Miami and was due in court on a charge of conducting an unlicensed money transmitting business. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Justice Dept. charges Russian founder of cryptocurrency firm