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The Art of the Deal? Bitcoin fraudster tied to 2016 hacking of Democrats is Russian released in exchange for U.S teacher

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Dissent

Mike Bedigan reports:

A bitcoin money launderer, who prosecutors connected to the 2016 Russian interference in the U.S. election, has been released by Donald Trump in exchange for American school teacher Marc Fogel.

Alexander Vinnik, 42, a Russian citizen, was charged in a 21-count superseding indictment in January 2017 and taken into custody in Greece. He was later extradited to the U.S. On Wednesday, he was returned to Russia.

Vinnik was accused of running digital currency exchange BTC-e and committing money laundering through the site, which allegedly did business with drug dealers and identity thieves. Authorities said that the company had laundered more than $4 billion of criminal proceeds.

Read more from The Independent on MSN.

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