BTC-e co-founder Alexander Vinnik aims to be released through a prisoner swap, The Wall Street Journal reported May 24.
Vinnik seeks to be released by U.S.
A lawyer argued in court that Vinnik should be allowed to respond to accusations and advocate for his inclusion in a prisoner exchange.
Vinnik is a Russian citizen currently being held in the United States. The U.S. was reportedly willing to trade Vinnik for U.S. women’s pro basketball player Brittney Griner, who was previously held in Russia on drug charges. However, Griner was ultimately freed in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in 2022.
The U.S. Department of Justice originally charged Vinnik in 2017 when it alleged that he had engaged in money laundering. The agency also said that Vinnik’s exchange, BTC-e, aided ransomware attacks, identity theft schemes, and drug trafficking.
BTC-e, which was founded in 2011, was seized and halted by U.S. authorities in July 2017 when they arrested several staff members at the e
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