Ukrainian Security Service Raids Popular Cryptomedia’s Office

[Cordillerabit]

At 8 in the morning on December 15, agents of Ukrainian security service (SSU) along with two civilian witnesses entered Anatoly Kaplan’s rented apartment and conducted a search. Mr. Kaplan is well-known in the crypto community as the founder of the most popular Russophone media resource on blockchain and cryptocurrencies ForkLog.

The alleged reason for the search was a criminal case involving a group of Ukrainian and US nationals who engaged in fraudulent activities with bank cards.

According to Ukrainian security service suspects “exchanged Bitcoin to hryvna (Ukrainian national currency) using online service ‘Forklog’”. Representatives of cryptomedia expressed bewilderment over this statement, noting that neither the main site, nor sites associated with Forklog have ever provided such services and do not even have the required software. Furthermore, none of the suspects were proven to have any connection with Forklog or its founder.

During the search SSU agents confiscated Mr. Kaplan’s notebook, several cold storage devices and other personal belongings. According to Mr. Kaplan one of the agents tried to immediately transfer his Bitcoins to a different address right in the middle of the search. The agent was stopped only when Mr. Kaplan’s lawyer called the police, alleging robbery.

https://themerkle.com/ukrainian-security-service-raids-popular-cryptomedias-office/