The owner of the exchange BTC-e was the target of an assassination attempt via poisoning. He is still in prison today, accused of laundering between $ 4 billion and $ 9 billion by US and Russian authorities.
The life of the owner of the defunct BTC-e trading platform is now in danger. The Greek government has indeed received information about a preparation for poisoning against Alexander Vinnik . Following this news, protective measures were put in place to protect the detainee. Vinnik is thus forbidden to receive any object, food or drink from the unknown. In prison, his custody has been reinforced and he travels only accompanied by guards to ensure his safety .
Alexander Vinnik had been accused of numerous crimes that brought him billions of dollars. Among them, some accuse him of being one of the actors behind the ransomwares who ravaged the Internet last year. He is also accused of being one of those responsible for the hacking of Mt. Gox , resulting from the loss of the 650,000 bitcoins of the platform.
Accused by the US and Russian governments , Alexander Vinnik is suspected of attempting to launder $ 4 to $ 9 billion through his BTC-e platform under different identities. He was finally arrested last year during his vacation in Halkidiki, northern Greece. Russian has since been imprisoned in Greek prisons.
According to a Sputniknews source , Greece was aware of this assassination attempt from the beginning of the year , but preferred not to disclose the information to conduct an investigation. Sputniknews was even allowed to read the report, which states that the actor behind this case would not be linked to any government body but to someone from Russia .
For his part, Vinnik hopes to be extradited to Russia to be tried in his native country. In particular, he wrote four letters to the Russian Ministry of the Interior to confess his crimes. However, Greece has ruled for extradition to the United States
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