BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik has been extradited to the United States after facing multiple money laundering charges while working at the now-shut-down cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e. reported.
Over the past five years, Vinick has been criticized for his alleged role in BTC-e.legal battlehave been involved in The cryptocurrency exchange is said to have laundered about $4 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) using the platform and profited from various illegal activities. BTC-e has been linked to Japan’s Mt Gox scandal.
Vinick U’s attorney, Frederick Bellow, told US news network CNN on Aug. 5 that Vinick was in transit from Greece to the United States and will face a series of trials in the Northern District of California court.Told. The Russian has been charged with crimes including money laundering and operating an unlicensed money service in the United States.
Vinick is accused of being involved in money laundering as a member of an organized crime group.convicted, has already been serving a five-year sentence in France since December 2020. Vinick’s lawyers tried to appeal, arguing that he was only an employee of the exchange and was not involved in illegal activities on BTC-e.failed。
Vinick was originally arrested while on holiday in Greece in 2017, and from that point on, the United States, France and Russia were vying for his extradition.The Greek government has decided not to extradite Vinnik to France in early 2020, despite Russia’s repeated demands for his extradition.Decided。
Vinnik wanted extradition to Russia, as the charges were much less severe in Russia.In contrast, Vinick faces up to 55 years in prison on 21 counts of unlicensed money services business, money laundering and related offenses filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.confronting。
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