US may consider exchanging BTC-e’s Alexander Vinnik in a deal with Russia, according to his lawyer.
That’s according to a statement by one of his lawyers for Russian media. The latest court hearing in Vinnik’s case has been postponed.A lawyer for Alexander Vinnik, alleged operator of the infamous cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, believes that his client may be considered for an exchange of prisoners between the United States and the Russian Federation.
David Rizk, who represents Vinnik in the U.S., commented on Vinnik’s potential return home in an interview with the RIA Novosti news agency, quoted by other Russian media and crypto news outlets. “I wouldn’t rule out that possibility,” he said.from Greece. American authorities accuse him of laundering at least $4 billion through the now-defunct coin trading platform. If found guilty, the 43-year-old Russian faces up to 55 years in prison.
Alexander Vinnik was arrested while on vacation in Thessaloniki in 2017. Athens approved an extradition request filed by the United States but handed him over to France first, in December 2019, where he a five-year sentence for money laundering before he was returned to Greece. French and Greek authorities have ignored Russia’s extradition requests.
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