Odaily Planet Daily News: US prosecutors have charged Iurii Gugnin, the founder of cryptocurrency payment company Evita, with sanctions evasion and export control violations, accusing him of laundering more than $500 million and assisting Russia in acquiring sensitive technology. Court documents released by the Brooklyn Federal Court showed that Gugnin was charged with wire and bank fraud, money laundering and other crimes on Monday. The Justice Department said he was arrested and brought to trial in New York. Prosecutors accused Gugnin of using his company to pay for sensitive electronic products for overseas customers, including US-designed servers subject to export controls, and of laundering money to purchase parts for the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom). (Financial Times)