US FBI offers $10 million reward for Olympic athlete... "Money laundering drug funds through Tether"
JOON HYOUNG LEE
Summary
- The US FBI announced a $10 million reward for a former Olympic athlete accused of laundering drug money using Tether.
- Canada's Ryan Wedding is accused of smuggling drugs including cocaine, and the US Department of State announced that a reward will be paid for information leading to his arrest.
- US investigators reported that Wedding is believed to have laundered drug sales proceeds through Tether.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has placed a $10 million bounty on a former Canadian Olympic athlete accused of laundering drug money through Tether (USDT).
The FBI announced on the 6th (local time) that Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, has been added to their wanted list. On the same day, the US Department of State stated in a press release that "a reward of $10 million will be paid under the Narcotics Reward Program (NRP) for information leading to Wedding's arrest."
Wedding is accused of smuggling drugs including cocaine and fentanyl into North America. According to US investigators, he allegedly laundered drug sales proceeds using Tether.
JOON HYOUNG LEE
gilson@bloomingbit.ioCrypto Journalist based in Seoul
