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  • Monday, June 18 | 1:50-3:05 PM


    Level: Overview

    Recommended Prerequisite: None

    Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge

    This session will examine how virtual currencies operate, including an explanation of the blockchain, wallet addresses and darknet storefronts. It will also explore the case study of U.S. v. Mercede, one of the first cases in the U.S. to charge a bitcoin exchanger with violations of 18 U.S. Code 1960.

    You Will Learn How To:

    • Assess how virtual currencies were developed and are used in both legitimate and illegitimate commerce
    • Recognize how virtual currencies operate, why they are preferred in the dark markets, and how law enforcement and regulators can track and address the problems created
    • Analyze a case presentation example of one of the first U.S.-based charges of a virtual currency exchange for operating an unlicensed money services business
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    Milan R. Kosanovich

    Special Agent, FBI

    Special Agent Milan R. Kosanovich has worked for the FBI for over nine years specializing in white-collar criminal investigations. Kosanovich has lectured and presented on behalf of the FBI in Estonia, the Netherlands, Canada, Israel, the Seychelles, Singapore and Malaysia. He is currently assigned to the White Collar Crime squad in Cleveland and serves in multiple collateral duties as a member of the nationwide Corporate Fraud Response Team and as a certified FBI Hostage Negotiator.

  • Headshot
    Milan R. Kosanovich

    Special Agent, FBI

    Special Agent Milan R. Kosanovich has worked for the FBI for over nine years specializing in white-collar criminal investigations. Kosanovich has lectured and presented on behalf of the FBI in Estonia, the Netherlands, Canada, Israel, the Seychelles, Singapore and Malaysia. He is currently assigned to the White Collar Crime squad in Cleveland and serves in multiple collateral duties as a member of the nationwide Corporate Fraud Response Team and as a certified FBI Hostage Negotiator.

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