Through his crypto exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik allegedly engaged in money laundering with cryptocurrencies, which he received from criminals worldwide. He has now been extradited to the United States, where he will be tried in a district court in California. In total, before his arrest in Greece in 2017, up to 4 billion US dollars had flowed into the money laundering exchange.
In a separate case, Denis Dubnikov allegedly laundered crypto black money worth $ 70 million between August 2018 and 2021 with the help of accomplices. He was arrested in Amsterdam in November last year. Like Vinnik, he is accused of concealing crypto-funds, which, among other things, are supposed to come from crimes with a ransom demand.
According to the Ministry of Justice, the two men face a prison sentence of up to 20 years if found guilty in the United States.
