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Rhode Island resident faces 20 years in prison and fines for allegedly laundering $25 million in cryptocurrency

On August 23rd, according to Bitcoin.com reports, Agustin Villa, a resident of Rhode Island, has pleaded guilty to his suspected involvement in crypto money laundering related to international drug trafficking activities, involving an amount of 25 million US dollars. Agustin Villa used to act as a courier for a drug crime organization and delivered more than 75,000 US dollars in cash to a cooperating witness on May 26, 2022.