Alexander Vinnik began his trial in a Greek court last Friday, denying he played any part in the charge of allegedly laundering $4 bln. Russia seeks to extradite the alleged employee of the former Russian exchange BTC-e.
In July, Vinnik was arrested in Greece while on holiday at about the same time that BTC-e stated it was closed for “unscheduled technical work.” Users of BTC-e were soon met with an FBI take over the page. Vinnik was charged with money laundering, computer hacking, fraud and drug trafficking. Law enforcement assumes that he was CEO, so Vinnik is taking the brunt of the allegations.
