Liberty Reserve co-founder gets 10 years in prison for laundering digital currency

(Reuters) – A co-founder of Liberty Reserve, which operated a widely-used digital currency, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday after agreeing to help authorities prosecute his ex-partner for helping cyber criminals launder hundreds of millions of dollars. Vladamir Kats, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan, a week […]