US to Release Jailed BTC-e Operator Vinnik in Russia Prisoner Swap
Alexander Vinnik, the jailed former operator of once mighty bitcoin exchange BTC-e, is being released from U.S. custody as part of a prisoner exchange with Russia. Vinnik, 44, is being swapped with jailed American teacher Marc Fogel,
BTC-e operator to be released as part of US-Russia prisoner swap: WSJ
Alexander Vinnik, the former operator of crypto exchange BTC-e who pleaded guilty to money laundering in 2024, will reportedly be freed as part of a deal between the US and Russian governments. According to a Feb.
U.S. to send cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik to Russia in prisoner swap
A Russian cybercriminal and crypto fraudster will be sent back to Moscow as part of a prisoner swap that on Tuesday brought American Marc Fogel home after more than three years in Russian custody. Alexander Vinnik in 2024 entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Who is Alexander Vinnik, the Russian prisoner being traded for American Marc Fogel?
The United States will release Russian Alexander Vinnik, a suspected cybercrime kingpin, as part of an exchange with Russia that freed Marc Fogel, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.
Trump agreed to release Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik in exchange for Marc Fogel
Vinnik — accused of running digital currency exchange BTC-e and committing money laundering — was arrested in 2017 in Greece and extradited to the US.
Trump exchanged crypto laundering Russian prisoner for American teacher Marc Fogel
President Donald Trump authorized a high-stakes prisoner swap, exchanging Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik for American teacher Marc Fogel, according to a report from The Post on Wednesday.
Who is Alexander Vinnik, the Bitcoin criminal Trump freed in a prisoner exchange with Russia?
The U.S. released the BTC-e founder this week in exchange for the release of American schoolteacher Marc Fogel.
US to release Russian crypto criminal in prisoner exchange.
Alexander Vinnik co-founded BTC-e, a now-shuttered Bitcoin exchange that criminals used to launder funds from ransomware attacks, drug trafficking, and other crimes. Vinnik was arrested in 2017 and pleaded guilty to money laundering in 2024.
Russian Bitcoin Exchange Co-Founder to Be Freed in Deal for American’s Release
Vinnik operated BTC-e, which U.S. authorities say was a key platform for cybercriminals.
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