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Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev

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Summary

Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev is a 25-year-old Russian national arrested in Batumi, Republic of Georgia on June 10, 2026, and charged by criminal complaint in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania with conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and sting money laundering. He is alleged to be a senior co-administrator of AudiA6, a cryptocurrency laundering service that processed approximately 10,333 Bitcoin (valued at roughly $389.7 million at transaction time) since its 2021 launch. Ledenev and co-defendant Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk are currently in Georgian custody pending U.S. extradition proceedings; each faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.

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    Timeline(5 events)

    2021-01-01

    AudiA6 cryptocurrency laundering service launches. Exact launch date is approximate; the DOJ complaint states the service was operational 'since 2021.'

    U.S. Secret Service / DOJ Eastern District of Pennsylvania

    2025-09-01

    An unnamed co-perpetrator in the AudiA6 network is arrested in Poland pursuant to a red notice from the Regional Prosecutor's Office in Lodz. Exact date is approximate.

    Eurojust

    2026-04-07

    A counterfeit Ledger Live app on the Apple Mac App Store begins draining victim cryptocurrency wallets. Stolen funds are subsequently traced to AudiA6 laundering wallets via over 150 KuCoin deposit addresses. Approximately $9.5 million stolen from roughly 50 victims through April 13.

    CoinDesk / The Block

    2026-06-10

    Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev (25) and Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk (37) are arrested in Batumi, Republic of Georgia. Simultaneously, international law enforcement seizes 25 domains, 30+ servers, 80+ vehicles, and multiple properties. Approximately €692,000 in cryptocurrency is frozen.

    U.S. Secret Service / Eurojust

    2026-06-11

    The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Secret Service publicly announce the charges and the multinational AudiA6 takedown. Criminal complaint unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

    DOJ Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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    generated: 6/27/2026, 5:09:19 PM

    last updated: 6/27/2026, 5:09:30 PM

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