The Dec. 6 hearing, The Associated Press reports, speaks to a defer proposed to take into account two observers to go to the procedures, a legal counselor for Alexander Vinnik said. Vinnik was captured in July and blamed for washing billions of dollars through BTC-e, which was likewise focused by law requirement authorities.
The advancement speaks to the most recent turn in a story that started worldwide features in the wake of Vinnik's capture. U.S. prosecutors had documented charges against both Vinnik and BTC-e, with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) passing on a $110 million fine against the cryptographic money trade.
Vinnik has since stayed in Greece after neighborhood specialists followed up on a U.S. capture warrant. And keeping in mind that a Greek court at first sponsored the demand to remove him to confront charges in the U.S., Vinnik is looking to be sent to Russia.
Thus, the two governments are pushing for their particular removal solicitations to be without a doubt, putting the choice in the hands of the Greek Supreme Court, and in addition the Greek Justice Department.
In proclamations, Vinnik has announced his honesty with respect to the U.S. charges, however he recognized that he worked for BTC-e. BTC-e – which has since relaunched in the wake of having its area seized by law requirement – has denied any contribution with Vinnik.