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Alexander Vinnik Sentenced to Five Years for Crypto Crimes
Alexander Vinnik – a Russian man accused of laundering bitcoin funds and for allegedly taking part in multi-million dollar cryptocurrency fraud – has been sentenced to five years in a...
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Alexander Vinnik – a Russian man accused of laundering bitcoin funds and for allegedly taking part in multi-million dollar cryptocurrency fraud – has been sentenced to five years in a...
Nick Marinoff · December 8, 2020 · 1:00 pm+
The trial of Alexander Vinnik – the man allegedly responsible for a ransomware system that stole more than $157 million – has begun in Paris. Vinnik Will Now Stand Before...
Nick Marinoff · October 20, 2020 · 1:00 pm+
New Zealand law enforcement authorities claim to have seized more than $90 million in bitcoin funds from the now 39-year-old Alexander Vinnik, the alleged fraudster who’s accused of stealing billions...
Nick Marinoff · June 24, 2020 · 5:00 pm+
Alexander Vinnik has been charged with money laundering and extortion by French authorities. Vinnik Will Spend More Time Behind Bars Vinnik is believed to have laundered as much as $4...
Nick Marinoff · January 25, 2020 · 5:00 pm+
Alexei Bilyuchenko – a computer programmer who was allegedly involved in the fall of the ill-fated cryptocurrency exchange Wex in 2018 – says he was tricked into handing over all...
Nick Marinoff · January 2, 2020 · 1:00 pm+
Alexander Vinnik – a man accused of bitcoin fraud – will be extradited to France, according to the justice minister of Greece. Vinnik Will Face French Lawmakers Konstantinos Tsiaras has...
Nick Marinoff · December 23, 2019 · 5:00 pm+
A Russian bitcoin thief is being sued for more than $100 million USD. The civil case, which is occurring in Northern California, is against BTC-e, a Russian exchange, and one...
Nick Marinoff · July 27, 2019 · 4:30 pm+
Alexander Vinnik, the suspected Bitcoin fraudster, faces fresh extradition woes as France joins the fray. He has now planned to embark on a hunger strike to protest his alleged unfair...
Nikita Blows · November 24, 2018 · 8:30 pm+
Alleged former BTC-e owner Alexander Vinnik will not be extradited to the United States. A request made by US officials has been rejected by the Greek Supreme Court. Instead, Vinnik...
JP Buntinx · September 15, 2018 · 11:30 am