The United States announced on Wednesday, June 7, a reward of $ 5 million for any information that could lead to the arrest of a Swede charged with international drug trafficking.
Maximilian Rivkin managed an encrypted communication network used by drug traffickers, without knowing that this system, called ANOM, had been developed by the US Federal Police (FBI).
"Drug trafficking and money laundering"
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His communications on the platform involved him in several illegal activities, including alleged involvement in drug trafficking, money laundering, conspiracy to commit murder and other violent acts," the State Department said in a statement. Maximilian Rivkin had helped, unbeknownst to him, to disseminate the thousands of encrypted phones provided by the FBI to criminals for several years. The award was announced jointly with Swedish police, who charged Maximilian Rivkin with drug trafficking. He has also been charged in the United States with large-scale racketeering related to drug trafficking and money laundering.
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