Russian Citizen Vinnik Pleaded Not Guilty to Financial Crime Allegations

© AFP 2023 / SAKIS MITROLIDIS(FILES) In this file photograph taken on October 4, 2017, Russian Alexander Vinnik (C) is escorted by police officers as he arrives at a courthouse in Thessaloniki
(FILES) In this file photograph taken on October 4, 2017, Russian Alexander Vinnik (C) is escorted by police officers as he arrives at a courthouse in Thessaloniki - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.08.2022
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik during his initial appearance in a US court on Friday pleaded not guilty to financial crime charges brought against him and his cryptocurrency trading platform BTC-e, a Northern California US District Court spokesperson told Sputnik on Monday.
The court spokesperson confirmed that Vinnik pled not guilty during a hearing on Friday – the first legal proceeding against Vinnik in the United States since being extradited there from Greece on that day.
A Russian man identified as Alexander Vinnik, center, is escorted by police officers to the courthouse at the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 - Sputnik International, 1920, 05.08.2022
Vinnik’s Extradition in Line With US Practice to Arrest at Any Time, Any Place - Expert
Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik, 42, has made an initial appearance in US federal court in San Francisco before Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim after being extradited from Greece to the United States to face charges of financial crimes, the US Justice Department said in a statement on Friday.
Vinnik is accused of financial crimes including money laundering through BTC-e, which prosecutors allege obscured and anonymized transactions and sources of funds. Vinnik faces upwards of 50 years in prison if convicted on the charges, which he denies.
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