Moneyflip CEO Charged in $40K Murder-For-Hire Plot Involving Cryptocurrency

Moneyflip CEO Marcos Arturo Kleiman Tronllan was arrested on July 30 in Miami for allegedly orchestrating a $40,000 murder-for-hire plot. According to prosecutors, Kleiman agreed to pay undercover agents to kidnap and kill a Mexican businessman over an unpaid debt.

The plot unfolded after undercover HSI agents approached Kleiman in February, asking him to convert U.S. dollars into cryptocurrency. Kleiman allegedly created an email account and shared its password with the agents, communicating through unsent draft emails to avoid detection.

Kleiman then converted approximately $750,000 into cryptocurrency, charging a 10% fee, and arranged for the assets to be transferred to an undercover agent's wallet. During these discussions, Kleiman allegedly asked whether the agents could recover a debt from a Mexican businessman and kill him, agreeing to pay $40,000 for the kidnapping and murder.

The final payments included $5,000 in cash and approximately 25,000 USDT, which was transferred to an undercover cryptocurrency wallet on July 29. The federal charge carries up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.