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May 25, 2023

Alleged Russian Crypto Money Launderer Lobbies For Prisoner Swap!

Alexander Vinnik, 43, the Russian co-founder of bitcoin exchange BTC-e, was arrested in Greece in 2017 on U.S. money-laundering charges and later extradited. He is facing U.S. money-laundering charges and allegedly laundered more than $4 billion of criminal proceeds via BTC-e. Vinnik pleaded not guilty and could be included in a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia that could free detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
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Russian money launderer Alexander Vinnik extradited to the USE
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August 7, 2022

Embattled Case! Alleged Russian Money Launderer Alexander Vinnik Finally Extradited To The U.S.

It is a complicated international case! In January 2017, U.S. prosecutors indicted the Russian Alexander Vinnik charging him with money laundering, computer hacking, and drug trafficking. Vinnik was the operator of the illicit crypto exchange BTC-e and allegedly laundered more than $4 billion in bitcoin connected o cybercrime, drug trafficking, public corruption, and tax refund fraud schemes. In July 2017, Vinnik was arrested in Greece and was extradited to the United States on 4 August 2022.
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January 29, 2019

OCCRP Report On BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik And The Cold Cyber War Between U.S. And Russia

The Russian Alexander VINNIK was indicted by U.S. authorities in July 2017 charging with money laundering, computer hacking, and drug trafficking. VINNIK was the operator..
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