Russia Scores Temporary Extradition Win Against US On Alexander Vinnik: Report
(WorldNews Greece)

A panel of judges ruled Wednesday a Russian cybercrime suspect arrested in Greece on money-laundering charges this past summer should be extradited to Russia and not the United States as a previous panel had ruled, The Associated Press reported. Last week, a different judicial panel in the Greek city of Thessaloniki agreed to extradite Alexander Vinnik to the United States to face charges he allegedly laundered $4 billion worth of bitcoins through BTC-e, one of the world`s largest digital currency exchanges, which he allegedly operated, the report said. On Wednesday, a different panel of judges accepted a Russian extradition request, which followed the initial U.S. one. In Russia, Vinnik is...