A Montana man has been convicted of cryptocurrency money laundering. After a three-day trial, 73-year-old Randall V. Rule (a former resident of Kalispell, Montana) was convicted by a jury on all counts. On November 16, 2022, an indictment issued by a federal grand jury charged Randall V. Rule and former Ilmo, South Carolina resident Gregory C. Nysewander with money laundering conspiracy, money laundering, and conspiracy to violate the Bank Secrecy Act. According to the indictment, Rule and Nysewander allegedly conspired with others to launder the proceeds of wire scams and mail scams through cryptocurrency. Defendants converted funds into cryptocurrency and sent cryptocurrency to accounts controlled by domestic and foreign co-conspirators. Defendants and their co-conspirators made false statements and concealed material facts to avoid discovering the fraudulent nature of deposits, telegraphic transfers, and transfers. The defendants also made false statements and concealed material facts while filling out account opening documents and communicating with Financial Institution Groups and cryptocurrency exchanges.