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The story of a hacker who laundered billions of dollars is coming to its logical conclusion.
Alexander Vinnik, who is under arrest in the United States, agreed to a deal with the investigation and pleaded guilty in a California court on charges of money laundering. Vinnik's lawyer, Arkady Bukh, expects that Vinnik's sentence will not exceed 10 years.
Vinnik pleaded guilty to several charges. At the upcoming hearing, where the verdict will be announced, the defense plans to achieve a further reduction in the term, pointing to long-term detention since 2017. The date of the court hearing is expected to be announced next week.
The lawyer added that initially the prosecutor's office demanded a life sentence for Vinnik, but thanks to the deal, the term was reduced to less than 10 years.
Recall that the US authorities accused the Russian of creating the BTC-E cryptocurrency exchange, which he used for illegal exchange and money laundering, and the French authorities of fraud. Vinnik was also charged with stealing personal data of citizens, which he then returned for money.
Vinnik was arrested in Greece in July 2017 at the request of the United States, where he was accused of laundering more than $9 billion. illegal income of cybercriminals through the BTC-E cryptocurrency exchange, which is no longer functioning. According to the prosecution, from 2011 to 2017, Vinnik managed BTC-E with the intent to facilitate illegal activities and is responsible for losses of at least $121 million.
In August 2022, Vinnik was extradited to the United States. In December 2019, Greece decided to extradite Vinnik to France, States and Russia at the relevant requests of the countries.
Alexander Vinnik, who is under arrest in the United States, agreed to a deal with the investigation and pleaded guilty in a California court on charges of money laundering. Vinnik's lawyer, Arkady Bukh, expects that Vinnik's sentence will not exceed 10 years.
Vinnik pleaded guilty to several charges. At the upcoming hearing, where the verdict will be announced, the defense plans to achieve a further reduction in the term, pointing to long-term detention since 2017. The date of the court hearing is expected to be announced next week.
The lawyer added that initially the prosecutor's office demanded a life sentence for Vinnik, but thanks to the deal, the term was reduced to less than 10 years.
Recall that the US authorities accused the Russian of creating the BTC-E cryptocurrency exchange, which he used for illegal exchange and money laundering, and the French authorities of fraud. Vinnik was also charged with stealing personal data of citizens, which he then returned for money.
Vinnik was arrested in Greece in July 2017 at the request of the United States, where he was accused of laundering more than $9 billion. illegal income of cybercriminals through the BTC-E cryptocurrency exchange, which is no longer functioning. According to the prosecution, from 2011 to 2017, Vinnik managed BTC-E with the intent to facilitate illegal activities and is responsible for losses of at least $121 million.
In August 2022, Vinnik was extradited to the United States. In December 2019, Greece decided to extradite Vinnik to France, States and Russia at the relevant requests of the countries.
