$2.3 Million in Cash and Cryptocurrency Seized as Russians Arrested

Published on March 4, 2024

Two Russian nationals have faced court in Queensland, accused of money laundering involving $2.3 million in cash and cryptocurrency. Police allege Dmitry Rimskiy, 49, and Alexandra Pavlovna Bugrova, 46, laundered the money via hundreds of cash deposits at bank branches and ATMs across NSW, Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia in 2022, keeping each transaction below $10,000 to avoid banks alerting the authorities. Both have been charged with three counts of dealing in the proceeds of crime with money or property worth more than $1 million. About $1.95 million in cash and $425,000 in cryptocurrency, as well as substantial financial records, were found during a search at a home in Hope Island on the Gold Coast and a solicitor’s office in Surfers Paradise....

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