Case 1:20-cr-00052-TJK Document 1 Filed 02/27/20 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Holding a Criminal Term Grand Jury Sworn in on May 7, 2019 UNITED STATES OF AMEzuCA Criminal No. Count One: 18 U.S.C. s 1es6(h) (Conspiracy To Launder Monetary Instruments) EHH a/k/a Tian Yinyin, #*talwa Li Jiadong Count Two: 18 U.S.C. $ 1960(a) (0perating an Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business) Forfeiture: 18 U.S.C. $ 982(a)(1); 2l U.S.C. $ 8s3(p) INDICTMENT The Grand Jury Charges: At times material to this Indictment: INTRODUCTION l. The conduct alleged in this Indictment began outside of the jurisdiction ol any particular State or district, and later occurred within the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and was therefore within the venue of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, as provided by Title I 8, United States Code, Sections 3237(a) and 3238. 2. In late 2018, a virtual currency exchange ("The Exchange") had been hacked. The perpetrators of the hack stole nearly $250 million worth ofvirtual currencies. 3. The hack and subsequent theft and laundering of funds involved nurnerous below' electronic communications made in furtherance of the scheme, including those described through the United States. These communications include wire communications that transited Case 1:20-cr-00052-TJK Document 1 Filed 02/27/20 Page 2 of 7 4. Defendants EEH a/k/a Tian Yinyin and 4** a,4