Man pleads guilty to running money laundering scheme involving 15,000 US 'mules' for over $10 million in stolen funds

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced Thursday that a Russian-Ukrainian man pleaded guilty to several charges related to a multi-million-dollar money laundering scheme using thousands of U.S.-based "money mules" to move around stolen cash from U.S. bank accounts. 

In a statement,  federal officials said 42-year-old Oleg Korniev, a dual citizen of Ukraine and Russia, was arrested in the country of Georgia. It is unclear if he was prosecuted there or in the U.S. 

According to the DOJ, Korniev ran an alleg...