Category: BTC-e

French court sentences BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik to 5 years

June 28, 2021

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Vinnik’s lawyers fear Greek authorities will want him to face additional charges after the sentence. 2563 Total views 6 Total shares A court of appeals in Paris has upheld the five-year prison term in the case against BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. The court upheld a December 2020 verdict and prison sentence, finding that Vinnik/BTC-e had […]

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Vinnik’s attorney appeals against 5-year prison sentence

December 18, 2020

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Lawyers of the alleged $4 billion Bitcoin launderer appeal to the court, arguing that Alexander Vinnik was just an employee at BTC-e. 2053 Total views 11 Total shares The defense team of Alexander Vinnik, an alleged Bitcoin launderer who was sentenced to a five-year prison term, disagrees with the court’s decision. According to a Dec. 18 […]

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BTC-e Operator Vinnik Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison on Money Laundering Charges

December 7, 2020

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Dec 7, 2020 at 3:18 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 7, 2020 at 3:41 p.m. UTC (Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock) BTC-e Operator Vinnik Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison on Money Laundering Charges Alexander Vinnik, an alleged operator of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, was sentenced to a five-year prison term for money laundering on Monday. A court in […]

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Paris court sentences Alexander Vinnik to five years in prison

December 7, 2020

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Years after his initial arrest, Vinnik has finally been sentenced. 3900 Total views 25 Total shares After years of extradition debates, Bitcoin (BTC) launderer Alexander Vinnik has finally been sentenced by a French court. According to a report on Monday by Novaya Gazeta, Vinnik has been sentenced to five years in prison for “money laundering as […]

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Vinnik trial for extortion and Bitcoin money laundering begins in Paris

October 19, 2020

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The Russian national linked to the laundering of $4 billion of Bitcoin stolen during the Mt. Gox hack is finally in court. 3424 Total views 46 Total shares The trial of the alleged launderer of $4 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC), Alexander Vinnik, got underway in Paris on Monday. However, despite reported links to the […]

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