They released Russian Alexander Vinik today, who was accused of committing crimes in cyberspace, in return for the release of US teacher Mark Fogel, an US official said today.
He stated that the agreement – the first to conclude with the President’s new government – could help build confidence between the two countries. However, he downgraded Trump’s proposal, which has pledged to stop the war soon, that the agreement could make a significant contribution to the end of the Russian-Ukraine war.
A US government official confirmed to Reuters that Alexander Vinik was released. Vinik has to deposit more than $ 100 million to the US government and is currently in northern California waiting for his transfer back to Russia, the official said.
Vinik was arrested in Greece in 2017 and was detained at Washington’s request as a suspected $ 4 billion rinsing through the exchange. He was subsequently issued in the United States, where he said he was guilty in May 2024 for conspiracy to legalize money from illegal activities and faced a 20 -year prison sentence.
Vinik managed BTC-E, once one of the largest cryptocurrencies in the world, which was rinsing $ 4 billion in money laundering, ransomware, identity thefts, drugs and other drugs.
Fogel, 63, was sentenced to a 14 -year sentence for drug smuggling after being arrested at a Moscow airport with a small amount of marijuana. On Tuesday he was moved to Washington by air, where he celebrated his release with Trump to the White House.
