The founder of a cryptocurrency mixing service known as Bitcoin Fog was sentenced to 150 months in prison for laundering tens of millions of dollars from darknet markets that sold illegal drugs.

The founder of a cryptocurrency mixing service known as Bitcoin Fog was ordered to serve 12 1/2 years in prison for laundering tens of millions of dollars from darknet markets that sold illegal drugs.  Roman Sterlingov, 36, was sentenced to 150 months Friday in Washington federal court by US District Judge Randolph Moss. Sterlingov, a Russian-Swiss national, was convicted by a jury in March on charges tied to operating what prosecutors said was one of the “largest and longest-running money laundering services.” 

Crypto ‘Mixer’ Gets 150 Months for Bitcoin Fog Money Laundering