{"id":26652,"date":"2017-10-11T15:02:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T15:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/10\/11\/russia-scores-temporary-win-against-us-on-cybercrime-suspect\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:05:25","slug":"russia-scores-temporary-win-against-us-on-cybercrime-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/home\/2017\/10\/11\/russia-scores-temporary-win-against-us-on-cybercrime-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia scores temporary win against US on cybercrime suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

THESSALONIKI, Greece \u2014 Russia on Wednesday won the latest round in a judicial tug-of-war with the U.S. over who should try a Russian cybercrime suspect arrested during a holiday in Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, a panel of judges in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, agreed to send Alexander Vinnik to the U.S. to face charges he laundered $4 billion worth of bitcoins through BTC-e, one of the world\u2019s largest digital currency exchanges, which he allegedly operated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, a different panel of judges accepted a Russian extradition request, which followed the initial U.S. one. In Russia, Vinnik is accused of a 667,000 rouble (U.S. $11,485) fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final decision will rest with Greece\u2019s justice minister once Vinnik, 37, has exhausted the process of appealing his extradition to the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vinnik denies both sets of charges, but said he wants to be tried in Russia. He has appealed his U.S. extradition, and Greece\u2019s Supreme Court is expected to rule on that appeal in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\t