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By Lawrence Delevingne
BOSTON, April 28 (Reuters) - U.S.
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"Analysis of bitcoin transactions, financial records, Internet service provider records, email records and additional investigative information, identifies Roman Sterlingov as the principal operator of Bitcoin Fog," Beckett wrote.
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