USA and Russia in Extradition Tug of War over Alleged Bitcoin Scammer

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A Greek court has accepted an extradition request from Russia concerning a Russian national imprisoned in Thessaloniki, according to Associated Press. Sounds simple, but the Greeks had already agreed to extradite him to France – and he was originally arrested on a international warrant issued by the US.

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The prisoner and the charges

The prisoner is a 38-year-old computer programmer called Alexander Vinnik. The charges relate to his connection to a $4 billion money laundering operation and a cryptocurrency exchange calledBTC-e.

BTC-e was a cryptocurrency exchange, operational between ... (read more)