The California citizen John Khu was sentenced to 87 months in prison for laundering money through cryptocurrency linked to the sale of counterfeit medicines and drugs on dark markets

John Khu, 29, from San Francisco, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for his involvement in a money laundering scheme using cryptocurrency. He imported counterfeit medicines and drugs, including ecstasy, from Germany and sold them on dark web markets. Buyers paid with bitcoins, which Khu exchanged for cash and moved through multiple financial transactions to conceal the source of the funds. This case became part of a major operation against organized crime in the U.S., supported by federal agencies.