Dina Temple-Raston and James Reddick report:
A Nigerian court has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance and a prominent former IRS investigator, two people with knowledge of the case told The Record on Wednesday.
Gambaryan had been detained in Nigeria since February on money laundering and tax evasion charges. His trial had already started when the court made the surprise announcement.
The court said it was dropping charges against Gambaryan so he could seek medical treatment outside the country, though it’s unclear if Gambaryan is still in Nigeria. A spokesman said the family is not commenting at this time.
Read more at The Record.