{"id":4746,"date":"2026-06-05T10:27:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/brit-teen-sanctioned-by-russia-after-exposing-money-laundering-will-wear-it-as-badge-of-honour\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:27:50","slug":"brit-teen-sanctioned-by-russia-after-exposing-money-laundering-will-wear-it-as-badge-of-honour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/brit-teen-sanctioned-by-russia-after-exposing-money-laundering-will-wear-it-as-badge-of-honour\/","title":{"rendered":"Brit teen sanctioned by Russia after exposing &#8216;money laundering&#8217; will &#8216;wear it as badge of honour&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_13ef38\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Teenage student Alexander Browder, 17, says that if the Kremlin are furious about his work exposing crypto laundering, then he has been &#8216;looking in the right place&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37250855\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alexander Browder, 17, is banned from entering Russia\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37250855.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/4_SDC_MDG_-_26183JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37250855.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/4_SDC_MDG_-_26183JPG.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37250855.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/4_SDC_MDG_-_26183JPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37250855.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/4_SDC_MDG_-_26183JPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The teen has been sanctioned by Russia after exposing a Kremlin-backed money laundering network used to help fund the war in Ukraine\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The teen has been sanctioned by Russia after exposing a Kremlin-backed money laundering network used to help fund the war in Ukraine<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A British schoolboy who <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/british-schoolboy-sanctioned-by-kremlin-37250846\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">become the first child sanctioned<\/a> by the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/russia\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Kremlin<\/a> says he couldn&#8217;t care less &#8211; and will wear the punishment as a &#8216;badge of honour&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alexander Browder is understood to be the youngest person ever targeted by Moscow&#8217;s sanctions regime as the sixth form student was named as one of five British nationals banned from the country. The teenager compiled a database of illegal <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/cryptocurrency\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">cryptocurrency<\/a> deals, including Russian transactions used to allegedly bypass Western sanctions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His work has landed him in hot water with President <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/vladimir-putin\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> after he exposed Russian &#8216;<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/money\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">money laundering&#8217;.<\/a> The student&#8217;s database has attracted publicity around the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">world<\/a> since its launch at the Houses of Parliament.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37227415\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37227415\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37227415.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/3_Kazakhstan-Economic-Alliance-26150287060900.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37227415.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/3_Kazakhstan-Economic-Alliance-26150287060900.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37227415.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/3_Kazakhstan-Economic-Alliance-26150287060900.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37227415.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/3_Kazakhstan-Economic-Alliance-26150287060900.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin was not impressed by the young Brit's work\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Russian President Vladimir Putin was not impressed by the young Brit&#8217;s work<cite aria-label=\"Image: Alexander Kazakov\/Pool Sputnik K\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Alexander Kazakov\/Pool Sputnik K)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 17-year-old&#8217;s report, titled Confronting the Illicit-Finance Hydra in Crypto Markets: Protecting Retail Investors and Disrupting Hostile Government Exploitation&#8221; was published by the Henry Jackson Society think tank in March. <!-- -->Alexander was sanctioned by Russia&#8217;s Foreign Ministry this week over what it called &#8220;defamatory speculations and false information&#8221; but he has shaken off their decision to place him on its fresh list of sanctioned individuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He lifted the lid on alleged illicit crypto laundering operations, claiming that around $350 billion (around \u00a3260 billion) had been laundered by various states including Iran, North Korea and Russia via Ruble-backed digital currency stablecoin. He claimed the cash was used to fund Russia&#8217;s war on <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/ukraine\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But he told <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/06\/04\/british-teenager-sanctioned-by-russia\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">The Telegraph<\/a> he is totally unmoved by the reprimand and is proud his work had &#8220;exposed their Achilles\u2019 heel&#8221;. <!-- -->He said: &#8220;I am not bothered at all. In fact I am going to be wearing it [the sanction] as a badge of honour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It shows me that I touched a nerve &#8211; I am looking in the right places. Russia can add my name to whatever list they want &#8211; it won&#8217;t change the facts, it won&#8217;t change my work and the pressure that we need to put them under.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking to <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/06\/03\/russias-sanctioned-exposing-a-criminal-crypto-network-dont-intimidate-me-28634150\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">the Metro<\/a>, he went on to say: &#8220;The sanctions don\u2019t intimidate me. It tells me I\u2019ve touched a nerve with my work. If the Kremlin are angry about my work on crypto laundering, then I\u2019m looking in the right place. It\u2019s unprecedented to sanction a 17-year-old. It\u2019s clear I\u2019m doing the right thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alexander&#8217;s is father Bill Browder, once the largest foreign investor in Russia who was expelled in 2005 after exposing widespread corruption. He said: &#8220;This is the first time in history that Russia has sanctioned a high school student. My son is 17 and studying for his A-levels. Putin&#8217;s skin is getting so thin they are going after A-level students now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a statement, Russia&#8217;s Foreign Ministry warned that &#8220;any efforts by the British political elites to escalate Russophobia, intentionally damage the international of our country, and ratchet up anti-Russian sanctions&#8221; would be met with &#8220;resolute response measures&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Russia&#8217;s foreign ministry announced &#8220;personal sanctions&#8221; against Alexander and said Alexander was banned from traveling to <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"RussiaLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/russia\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Russia<\/a> because of his &#8220;involvement in circulating defamatory speculations and false information about the policy of the Russian authorities&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/alexander-bill-browder-russia-sanction-37251388\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teenage student Alexander Browder, 17, says that if the Kremlin are furious about his work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4_SDC_MDG_-_26183JPG.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}