Millions in crypto and accounts in Russia: The suspicion against a former Haifa resident
Leonid Lepshov, a former Haifa resident currently living mostly abroad, is suspected of selling and converting virtual currencies totaling approximately 2 million shekels and holding bank accounts in Russia without reporting them to the Tax Authority.
Leonid Lepshov, a former Haifa resident currently living mostly abroad, is suspected of selling and converting virtual currencies totaling approximately 2 million shekels and holding bank accounts in Russia without reporting them to the Tax Authority.
According to the investigation, between 2019 and 2020, the suspect carried out sales and conversions of virtual currencies on a trading platform abroad totaling approximately 2 million shekels. In addition, from 2019 to 2021, he held three bank accounts in Russia.
It further emerges from the suspicion that one of the accounts held a sum of about half a million dollars, another account about 600,000 rubles, and a third account about 20,000 euros. The suspect was also questioned on suspicion of additional offenses under the Income Tax Ordinance and the Prohibition of Money Laundering Law.
Yesterday, the investigation became public and the suspect was questioned. Subsequently, he was brought to the Magistrate's Court in Haifa, which released him under restrictive conditions, including a travel ban from the country for 180 days and the depositing of his passport.
