United States Department of Justice could pursue a criminal prosecution against a citizen of the United States who may have violated cryptocurrency sanctions.

The Justice Department is allegedly investigating the criminal behavior of the person named in a Friday filing at U.S. District Court for District of Columbia SentMore than 10 million dollars in (BTC) from a U.S.-based crypto exchange to an exchange in a country for which the U.S. currently imposes sanctions — suggesting Russia, Cuba, North Korea, Syria or Iran. The filing alleged the individual “conspired to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act” and conspired to defraud the United States.