Bitcoin Launderer Alexander Vinnik Extradited to France
According to Vinnik’s lawyer Zoe Konstantopoulou, Alexander is at the hospital in Paris and the French authorities will try to question him tonight.
According to Vinnik’s lawyer Zoe Konstantopoulou, Alexander is at the hospital in Paris and the French authorities will try to question him tonight.
On 25th July, FinCEN, an agency within the US treasury department, levied a fine on both Vinnik and BTC-e to the amount of $88,596,314 and $12,000,000, plus interest as provided by law for the involvement in certain monetary related criminal activities.
Vinnik’s lawyer claimed that the decision to hunger strike came amidst the allegedly illegal actions actions on part of Greek and French authorities.
According to the lawyer of Alexander Vinnik, an alleged Bitcoin launderer, questioned by French investigators, the charges are ‘trumped up’.
The government of Greece has approved the extradition of Alexander Vinnik to Russia, where he is wanted on fraud charges amounting to around $10,000.