MoneyFlip CEO Marcos Arturo Kleiman Tronllan has been arrested, according to a report cited by ChainCatcher from News.bitcoin. The case began as an investigation into money exchange businesses near the U.S.-Mexico border, where authorities suspected Kleiman of using his company to evade Bank Secrecy Act requirements and launder drug proceeds through cross-border transactions. In an undercover operation, a Homeland Security Investigations agent contacted him in February 2026 and asked to convert dollars said to be linked to drug sales into cryptocurrency. The report says Kleiman converted about $750,000 into crypto, sent the funds to an undercover wallet, and charged a 10% fee. During later discussions, he allegedly asked the undercover agent to help collect a debt from a Mexican businessman and carry out a killing. He reportedly agreed to pay $40,000 for a kidnapping and murder, made two separate $5,000 cash down payments, and later delivered another $5,000 in cash plus about 25,000 USDT after being shown staged photos and video of the supposed victim’s death.
MoneyFlip CEO Marcos Arturo Kleiman Tronllan has been arrested over allegations tied to a murder-for-hire plot, according to News.bitcoin, as cited by ChainCatcher.
The investigation initially focused on money exchange businesses near the U.S.-Mexico border. Authorities suspected Kleiman of using the business to evade Bank Secrecy Act requirements and launder drug proceeds through cross-border transactions.
Undercover operation involved crypto conversion
In February 2026, an undercover agent with Homeland Security Investigations contacted Kleiman and asked him to convert U.S. dollars that were described as proceeds from drug trafficking into cryptocurrency.
Kleiman allegedly converted about $750,000 into crypto, transferred the funds to a wallet controlled by the undercover agent, and charged a 10% fee.
Debt collection discussion led to alleged murder-for-hire arrangement
During those discussions, Kleiman allegedly asked the undercover agent to help collect a debt from a Mexican businessman and kill him. The report says he agreed to pay $40,000 for a kidnapping and murder.
According to the report, Kleiman made two separate $5,000 cash down payments. After the undercover agent showed staged photos and video purportedly depicting the victim’s death, he allegedly delivered another $5,000 in cash and about 25,000 USDT as the final payment.
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