DOJ seizes thousands and thousands in crypto from fugitive Kristijan Krstic


The DOJ has seized thousands and thousands of {dollars} price of crypto from needed fugitive Kristijan Krstic.

As per an amended invoice of particulars filed on October thirteenth, the DOJ cites the next seized property belonging to Krstic:

  • 0.0078747 in bitcoin seized on August ninth, 2023
  • 17.00494052 in bitcoin seized on August ninth, 2023
  • 2,199,947.197118 in tether seized on August ninth, 2023
  • 104,490 in ripple seized on August ninth, 2023
  • 630.71664196 in litecoin seized on August ninth, 2023
  • 1054.166547 in tether seized on August ninth, 2023
  • 19.7193635 in ethereum seized on August ninth, 2023
  • 264.002 in tron seized on August ninth, 2023
  • 0.00540426 in bitcoin seized on August ninth, 2023
  • 145.666881 in ripple seized on August tenth, 2023
  • 315.894923 in tron seized on August tenth, 2023
  • 0.65558538 in bitcoin money seized on August tenth, 2023

As of October nineteenth, the whole worth of the seized property involves $2,821,035.92.

Particulars of the most recent spherical of seizures aren’t offered however seems to be that of {hardware} wallets in Dallas, Texas.

A forfeiture discover filed in late 2021 particulars extra property the DOJ has its eye on.

Krstic (proper) was the proprietor of a $70 million greenback plus Ponzi empire.

The FBI secured Krstic’s arrest in Serbia again in 2020. Previous to his extradition, Serbian authorities then launched Krstic in August 2021.

Predictably, inside a number of weeks Krstic and spouse Xenia Atilano fled the nation.

Krstic and Atilano are believed to be hiding within the Philippines. In August 2023 Serbian media reported Atilano had died in Turkey of a “severe sickness”.

These studies stay unconfirmed. As of October 2023, Atilano’s particular person prison case docket doesn’t acknowledge her reported loss of life.