US to release Russian in exchange for freed American teacher Marc Fogel

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An American official said a Russian Alexander Vinick, who operated the cryptocurrency platform, would be released as part of the exchange of American teacher Mark Fogel.

Vinick, who was arrested in Greece in 2017, and surrendered to the United States, accused BTC-E BTC of Bitcoin from laundering.

He is in custody in northern California and is looking forward to transportation RussiaThe

He must seize $ 100 million as a condition of his release.

“We see it as a fair exchange. It was not a death merchant for a basketball player, “the official said in a clear mention of Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, who was released in the United States in 2022 in exchange for WNBA player Britney Greener.

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