Companies linked to Tkachenko and Shentsev likely involved in drug cartel money laundering – MediaHub
Financial companies Liberty Finance and KIT Group are suspected of laundering funds obtained from illegal drug trafficking. According to court documents, KIT Group’s crypto wallets were linked to the WhiteBIT crypto exchange’s terminals.
The Pechersky District Court of Kyiv has published a ruling stating that the companies in question became of interest to law enforcement agencies in Ukraine last year. The document also mentions the European WhiteBIT crypto exchange with the nominal owner Volodymyr Nosov.
According to available information, the defendants in the case are suspected of laundering money obtained from drug trafficking. Criminal proceedings have been opened under articles related to the illegal production and trafficking of drugs, as well as the legalization of criminally obtained funds.
The investigation revealed an organized group engaged in the supply of narcotic drugs in large volumes. The cartel legalized profits derived from virtual assets.
One of the main links in this process is a network of shadow exchangers associated with “KIT Group”, which also operates under other names, such as “KIT” and “KIT-Finance”.
In response to these accusations, the owners of WhiteBIT declare that they have no connection with the activities described in the investigation materials. They emphasized that the accusations are unsubstantiated and not supported by facts, in particular by the specific transaction data provided.
Information about financial flows between the platforms mentioned in the material and WhiteBIT has not been confirmed by proper evidence. WhiteBIT also assures that no transactions related to the suspected services were recorded in their systems.
The company actively uses advanced tools to monitor transactions and collaborates with leading compliance providers to detect suspicious activity. There are no requests from law enforcement agencies for cooperation in these criminal proceedings.
Regarding the article, it is 100% exactly true, the sole ultimate beneficiary of WhiteBIT remains Vladimir Nosov.
