Larry Dean Harmon of Ohio was officially sentenced Friday for running the darknet crypto mixer Helix over allegations that he had processed over $300 million worth of crypto tokens from 2014 to 2017. Related Reading: Solana Rising: Key Metrics Hint At Serious Ethereum Competitor Harmon gets a three-year sentence, in addition to forfeiture of assets up to $400 million, for his role in laundering over $300 million worth of Bitcoin tokens for darknet’s drug markets. According to US authorities, Harmon used the platform to help launder the drug dealers’ funds, facilitating the transfer of over 350,000 BTCs from 2014 to 2017. He gets a three-year sentence, a relatively light serving time, but faces a forfeiture money judgment worth $311,145,854 and forfeiture of all seized assets amounting to at least $400 million. A ‘Lighter Sentence’ Over Money Laundering Case According to court documents, Harmon operated Helix from 2014 to 2017 and, during this time, laundered up to $300 million worth of Bitcoins on behalf of drug dealers. After hearing the case and with Harmon’s guilty plea, US District Judge Beryl Howell sentenced Harmon to three years of jail time. ..
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