Evita Investments (Iurii Gugnin)
Summary
Evita Investments Inc. and Evita Pay Inc. are U.S.-registered cryptocurrency payment companies founded by Iurii Gugnin, a Russian citizen residing in New York. In June 2025, Gugnin was charged in a 22-count federal indictment in the Eastern District of New York for allegedly funneling more than $530 million through U.S. banks and crypto exchanges on behalf of customers at sanctioned Russian financial institutions, in violation of U.S. sanctions law, export controls, and Bank Secrecy Act obligations. Gugnin subsequently pleaded guilty in April 2026 to a narrower set of charges and agreed to forfeit over $1.2 million.
Connected Entities
1 entities · 10 linked investigationsTimeline(6 events)
2019-01-01
Evita Investments and Evita Pay allegedly begin operations processing payments for Russian clients, per indictment allegations (approximate start date).
TRM Labs Blog2023-06-01
Alleged core scheme period begins: Evita processes more than $530 million in illicit transactions through U.S. banks and exchanges on behalf of customers at sanctioned Russian banks.
DOJ / IRS-CI Press Release2025-01-01
Alleged scheme period ends, per indictment (approximately January 2025).
IRS Criminal Investigation Press Release2025-06-09
22-count federal indictment unsealed against Iurii Gugnin in the Eastern District of New York. Gugnin arrested, arraigned, and ordered detained pending trial.
DOJ Office of Public Affairs2026-04-01
Iurii Gugnin pleads guilty to a narrower set of charges. Agrees to forfeit over $1.2 million as part of the plea agreement.
MLex / Global Investigations ReviewDecision Log
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generated: 5/27/2026, 6:52:39 PM
last updated: 5/27/2026, 6:52:51 PM
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