The FBI secretly funded and directly engaged with drug traffickers and hackers, including members of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime group, as part of an undercover crypto money laundering sting, according to new details reported Tuesday by 404 Media, citing court documents.
Federal authorities ran the Elon Musk-themed money laundering scheme undercover for nearly a year after arresting its original operator, Indian national Anurag Pramod Murarka, 30, who was sentenced in January to 10 years in prison on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
During the year-long undercover operation, federal agents prevented an additional $1.4 million from being laundered by posing as Murarka, court documents show.
Murarka previously…
Apr 19 2025
