Justice Dept.: Operator of Helix Darknet Cryptocurrency "Mixer" Sentenced in Money Laundering Conspiracy and Ordered to Forfeit Over $400M in Assets
November 16, 2024
November 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024:
An Ohio man was sentenced today to three years in prison for his operation of the darknet cryptocurrency "mixer" Helix, which processed transactions involving over $300 million worth of cryptocurrency from 2014 to 2017.
According to court documents, Larry Dean Harmon, 41, of Akron, ran Helix, a darknet mixer that laundered customers' bitcoin. Helix was con . . .
An Ohio man was sentenced today to three years in prison for his operation of the darknet cryptocurrency "mixer" Helix, which processed transactions involving over $300 million worth of cryptocurrency from 2014 to 2017.
According to court documents, Larry Dean Harmon, 41, of Akron, ran Helix, a darknet mixer that laundered customers' bitcoin. Helix was con . . .