News from October 2014


Founder of Liberty Reserve Extradited to the United States to Face Federal Charges

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - On Oct. 10, 2014, Arthur Budovsky, founder of Liberty Reserve, an online payment processor and money transfer system allegedly used by global cyber criminals to launder and distribute criminal proceeds, was extradited to the United States from Spain. Budovsky was arrested in Spain on May 23, 2013 pursuant to a provisional arrest warrant issued by the Southern District of New York.


U.S. Secret Service and Peruvian National Police Seize Over $6 Million in Counterfeit U.S. Currency

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - On Oct. 16, 2014, the United States Secret Service Lima Resident Office supported the Peruvian National Police (PNP) in an operation in San Juan De Lurigancho, Lima and arrested Jose Ernesto Mandujiano-Torres on charges of possession with the intent to distribute foreign counterfeit ...