Why the U.S. Extradited This Alleged Russian Crypto Money Launderer
Per a press release from the U.S. Justice Department, an alleged crypto money laundering scheme has taken a hit. Authorities from this country managed to extradite a Russian national that allegedly laundered as much as $70 million. Related Reading: Vitalik Buterin’s Take On Possible Ethereum Censorship By OFAC The suspect is called Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov […]
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A Russian national suspected of laundering ransomware payments in cryptocurrency on behalf of cybercriminals targeting hospitals has been extradited to the U.S. by the Netherlands. The man was allegedly involved in the criminal activity for a period of three years before his arrest in Amsterdam last November.
Alleged Russian Money Launderer Handed Over to U.S. Custody by Dutch Authorities
Denis Dubnikov, a 29-year-old Russian citizen, has been extradited this week from the Netherlands to the United States, where he is to face charges of money laundering in the District of....
A lawyer representing Russian IT specialist Alexander Vinnik has urged the government in Moscow to discuss a potential exchange of prisoners with the United States, where he was recently extradited. The French legal expert is convinced only a return to his homeland could save Vinnik who has deteriorating health after solitary confinement in France and hunger strikes in Greece. Vinnik’s Lawyer Asks Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to Start Negotiations With Washington One of the lawyers of Alexander Vinnik, alleged operator of BTC-e who has been accused of laundering over $4 billion....
The Russian national linked to the laundering of $4 billion of Bitcoin stolen during the Mt. Gox hack is finally in court. The trial of the alleged launderer of $4 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC), Alexander Vinnik, got underway in Paris on Oct 19.However, despite reported links to the 300,000 BTC hack of Mt. Gox in 2014, prosecutors are focusing on a €135 million ($159 million) ransomware fraud targeting French businesses and organizations between 2016 and 2018.According to AP News, Russian national Vinnik is being charged with extortion, money laundering and criminal association after 20....
Though political tensions may be high between the U.S. and Russia, authorities still negotiated a prisoner swap of Trevor Reed for drug smuggler Konstantin Yaroshenko in April. The legal team for Alexander Vinnik, a Russian national recently extradited to the United States for his alleged role at defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, has reportedly been urging officials to consider a prisoner swap. According to a Monday report from Reuters, a lawyer representing Vinnik called on Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov to conduct negotiations with U.S. officials in order to bring the accused....
U.S. law enforcement agents have “kidnapped” crypto entrepreneur Denis Dubnikov in Mexico, before transferring him to the Netherlands where he was arrested, his lawyer told Russian media. Dubnikov is suspected of money laundering and faces up to 20 years in prison if extradited to the United States. FBI Accused of Kidnapping Russian Citizen With Cryptocurrency Business The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has “practically kidnapped” Russian national Denis Dubnikov in Mexico, later arrested in Amsterdam on Nov. 1, his lawyer Arkady Bukh alleged,....