A California man sentenced to 87 months in prison for Bitcoin-based laundering of MDMA sales earnings.
Authorities note a rising pattern of drug trafficking groups laundering illegal money using cryptocurrencies.
John Khuu, 29, of San Francisco, admitted guilt to conspiracy to operate an unauthorized money-transmitting company and to money laundering.
Operation Crypto Runner, a multi-year government effort run by the Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), and Postal Inspection Service (PIS), included his detention.