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USA v. Kats et al

  1. May 13, 2016

    Liberty Reserve Co-Founder Slapped With 10-Year Sentence

    Manhattan U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote on Friday sentenced Liberty Reserve co-founder Vladimir Kats to 10 years in prison for conspiring to commit money laundering, receiving child pornography and further criminal activity in connection to the now-shuttered $8 billion online cybercrime haven.

  2. May 06, 2016

    Liberty Reserve Boss Gets 20 Years For $8B Cybercrime Haven

    Manhattan U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote hit Liberty Reserve co-founder Arthur Budovsky with a 20-year prison sentence on Friday, finding the 42-year-old with a prior fraud conviction poses a high risk of recidivism and that he had not accepted responsibility for an $8 billion online criminal enterprise.

  3. May 02, 2016

    Feds Seek 20 Years For Liberty Reserve Co-Founder

    Federal prosecutors on Friday urged a New York federal judge to sentence Liberty Reserve co-founder Arthur Budovsky to 20 years in prison for his role in running what is purported to be a $6 billion money laundering operation, the maximum penalty under the sentencing guidelines.

  4. April 22, 2016

    Liberty Reserve Co-Founder Asks For Less Than 15 Years

    Liberty Reserve co-founder Arthur Budovsky on Friday asked a New York federal judge for a sentence of less than 15 years in prison for his role in running what is purported to be a $6 billion money laundering operation, saying the court should disregard harsh sentencing guidelines.

  5. April 11, 2016

    $6B Offshore Haven Co-Founder Wins Scrap Over Intentions

    Liberty Reserve co-founder Arthur Budovsky avoided a hearing before a New York federal judge to determine the truth of prosecutors' characterization of the intentions he had in setting up the eventual $6 billion money laundering haven, winning a concession that he would have welcomed legitimate businesses.

  6. January 29, 2016

    Liberty Reserve Co-Founder Cops To Conspiracy Before Trial

    Costa Rican defendant Arthur Budovsky pled guilty on Friday to creating and operating a $6 billion money-laundering haven disguised as a digital currency service called Liberty Reserve, admitting to a count of conspiracy on the eve of trial.

  7. January 27, 2016

    Liberty Reserve Boss Again Asks Court For Trial Delay

    Attorneys for the co-founder of Liberty Reserve on Tuesday cited a last-minute flood of new evidence in their second bid to postpone a $6 billion money-laundering trial set for Feb. 1 in New York federal court, while prosecutors said they only just received the new material themselves.

  8. January 14, 2016

    Liberty Reserve Cites Evidence Woes In Bid To Delay Trial

    Lawyers for Liberty Reserve's co-founder have asked a New York federal judge to push back his scheduled Feb. 1 trial in an alleged $6 billion money-laundering scheme, citing myriad problems accessing and reviewing discovery material.

  9. January 06, 2016

    Liberty Reserve Says Past Convictions Will Bias Current Case

    Liberty Reserve’s co-founder said the government should not be allowed to bring to tell jurors about his long history of alleged misdeeds, maintaining that allowing an airing of that history would make it impossible to get a fair trial.

  10. January 05, 2016

    Feds Say Prior Convictions Matter In Liberty Reserve Case

    Federal prosecutors on Monday argued that they should be allowed to present evidence to a jury of a prior conviction of the co-founder of Liberty Reserve in their case alleging a $6 billion money-laundering scheme at the digital currency firm.

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