The United States Justice Department announced on March 15 that it was pressing charges against a resident of Hanoi, Vietnam, in connection to the operation of the ChipMixer.
The announcement came shortly after it became known that a Europol action led by German law enforcement had closed down the Vietnam-based crypto mixer.The U.S.
Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is charging Minh Quốc Nguyễn with money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and identity theft, it said.
Those crimes carry a maximum penalty of 40 years’ prison time.Nguyễn was identified as the creator and operator of the online infrastructure used by ChipMixer.
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