Thriller about the fate of the Russian Alexander Vinik, also known as Mister Bitcoin, five years after his arrest, on the beach in Chalkidiki, where he was visiting with his family. Safely information “K” reported that yesterday afternoon a 43-year-old Russian boarded a plane bound for the United States in strict secrecy, in pursuance of a decision on his extradition, which has already been taken since 2017 Supreme Court.

The United States accuses Vinick of laundering $4 billion, though he denies the allegations. Mr. Bitcoin has already moved to France in 2020, where he remained imprisoned until a few days ago. The decision to surrender him on the basis of a European arrest warrant was made by the Minister of Justice on 19 December 2019. Costas Tsiaras. However, on August 3, 2022, the Board of Appeal in Paris decided to release him, successively clearing him of the charges against him in France. His lawyer, Zoe Konstantinopoulou, described the 43-year-old’s release as virtual, which she was waiting for yesterday afternoon to arrive on a plane to Greece, and police department “El. Venizelos.”

The 43-year-old Russian boarded the plane in strict secrecy in pursuance of an extradition order that the Supreme Court had already received in 2017.

Anyway, last night, in response to related question from “K” Sources in the Ministry of Civil Protection and Police confirmed that Vinik flew to the United States in pursuance of the decision to extradite him. According to the US extradition request, Vinik allegedly operated the BTC-e digital currency exchange platform and is accused by the US of laundering $4 billion. All these years, he claims that he was never the manager or founder of a particular exchange. Russia is also seeking his extradition for crimes related to cyberspace. Vinick also did not accept these accusations, but agreed to be extradited to his homeland, where, according to him, a fair trial awaits him. “Extradition to France means extradition to the USA. It’s an American trick.” Vinick told “K”. through an interpreter in December 2018, minutes after the announcement of the Supreme Court decision at the request of France.

Lawyer Zoya Constantinopoulou her “K” statements described the case as “a perennial judicial, diplomatic, intergovernmental and humanitarian scandal”. He added that the US had activated an earlier extradition request it filed with France in 2020 to take a wanted man straight off French soil, and complained that Vinick had been subjected to grueling treatment over the years.

In an attempt to prevent his extradition, Vinik submitted two asylum applications to Greece, the first in September 2019 and the second in July 2022, which were not considered, and a few days ago Ms. his extradition dated 2017 does not appear to prevent his extradition to the US. Vinik has two sons, aged 11 and 8 today, and in November 2020, his wife Alexandra died of cancer at the age of 34.