The defense of Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik, who is accused of money laundering in the United States, is actively lobbying for the possibility of his release, lawyer Arkady Bukh told Izvestia.
“The session took place, the judge is very strict, left everything in the strictest secrecy and demanded non-disclosure of the results of the hearing. I am in constant contact with Alexander Vinnik, communicated both yesterday and today,” – said the lawyer.
Speaking about the situation around Vinnik, Bukh noted that “in the near future we can expect positive results on this issue”.
Vinnik was arrested on July 25, 2017 in Greece at the request of the United States. He was accused of violating US law and setting up a cryptocurrency exchange BTC-E without a license from the authorities, through which the US allegedly laundered billions of dollars.
In January 2020, the Russian was extradited to France on 19 charges, but he was acquitted on all the episodes charged by the French side and convicted on one US charge for five years.
On August 4, 2022, Vinnik, who was convicted in Paris, was sent from France to Greece, and on August 6 of the same year he made his first appearance in a US court.
Source: https://ren.tv/news/v-mire/1307294-advokat-vinnika-my-aktivno-lobbiruem-vozmozhnost-ego-osvobozhdeniia