EDIT: The following piece of info supersedes and confirms anything below. Sadly. Goodbye
btc-e ?
"The 38-year-old is characterized by the US authorities as one of the leading members of an organization that was running large amounts of money through an online bitcoin digital exchange platform to help them "launder" more than $ 4 billion from 2011 to date! This is the BTC-e platform , which after the 38-year-old is arrested as the US prosecution investigation is in full swing."
Source (Greek):
http://www.dailythess.gr/h-megali-klopi-bitcoins-dark-web-ke-chlidati-zoi-tou-rosou-pou-entopise-fbi-sti-chalkidiki/Also:
BREAKING: Russian man arrested in Greece connected to BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange
Source:
https://twitter.com/ReutersTech/status/890232366320553984Below the former "speculation".
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Maybe related ?
A Russian arrested in Greece on suspicion of running a money laundering operation through a bitcoin platform is 38 year old Alexander Vinnik, police sources said on Wednesday.
Source:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-russia-arrest-suspect-idUSKBN1AB1VR?il=0He is suspected of heading a criminal organization since 2011 that "owns, operates and manages one of the world's leading e-crime websites", police said in a statement.
Source:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-greece-russia-arrest-idUKKBN1AB1OP?il=0Seems he is being charged (also) for
unlicensed money-transfer activity.
Source ( Greek ):
http://www.astynomia.gr/index.php?option=ozo_content&lang=%27..%27&perform=view&id=72985&Itemid=1916&lang=Also:
The detainee was held on four counts of running an unlicensed money-transfer operation, conspiracy, money laundering in violation of 17 acts in the U.S. criminal code, and transactions in cash acquired through illicit means.
Source:
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/26/reuters-america-update-1-greece-arrests-russian-suspected-of-running-4-bln-bitcoin-laundering-ring.htmlAccording to Greek police, part of the suspect's illegal gains came from the collapse in 2014 of Tokyo-based Bitcoin exhange Mt. Gox. A California court issued a warrant for his arrest in January, they said.
Source:
https://www.pakistanpoint.com/en/business/news/russian-sought-in-bitcoin-laundering-held-in-167362.htmlWARNING, PURE SPECULATION BELOW:Not here to spread FUD, just to collect some information, for what's possible at current stage.Afaik one of the founders of btc-e is
supposedly named Alexander.
maybe a simple coincidence, not uncommon name for Russians.
After taking a closer look, it seemed we could assume the exchange was based in Cyprus. The terms of use on BTC-e’s website stated the exchange was governed by the laws applicable in Cyprus. However, when looking up the website through Google, the description says BTC-e operates from Bulgaria. Neither could be proven so these discoveries won’t bring any more clarity. The only certainty, as far as certainty about BTC-e goes, would be the involvement of Russia. BTC-e’s helpdesk releases periodic updates, presented in Russian and English. The presence of Russian currency on the website also indicate this. A December interview with CoinDesk, one of the few interviews BTC-e ever did, gave away the names of Aleksey and Alexander. Both are names that are well represented in Russia.
Source:
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/btc-e-trustworthy-or-recipe-for-disaster/Alexander Vinnik admin of BTC-e ? arrested in Greece for $ 4 billion in Bitcoin money laundering
Source:
https://thebitcoinnews.com/alexander-vinnik-admin-btc-e-arrested-greece-4-billion-bitcoin-money-laundering/Some interesting topic
found by user TheKoziTwo, related or not? You judge.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/cryptoxchange-crooks-126552Alexander Vinnik User profile:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/wme-43575 
