Alexander Vinnik

Crypto Kingpin Alexander Vinnik Returns To Moscow In Russia-US Prisoner Swap

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Washington, United States: The United States has released Russian cryptocurrency kingpin Alexander Vinnik, as part of an exchange deal that saw Moscow free US teacher Marc Fogel, a senior US official said Thursday. The official told AFP that Vinnik, who pleded guilty in May 2024 to conspiracy to commit money laundering, “was handed over to … Read more

Russian Vinnik back in Moscow after prisoner swap, news agency says

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Alexander Vinnik, a Russian national convicted of cybercrime and released by U.S. authorities as part of a prisoner swap, arrived in Moscow on Thursday and thanked President Vladimir Putin and others for arranging the exchange, state news agency RIA said. Vinnik, who pleaded guilty in May 2024 to charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering, … Read more