In Poland, former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange WEX, Dmitry Vasiliev, was arrested on a request for his extradition to the USA. He is suspected of fraud and money laundering while managing WEX, which went bankrupt in 2018. The exchange lost about 450 million dollars. Dmitry Vasiliev was previously arrested in 2021 but was released after 40 days. In 2022, he was detained in Croatia at the request of Kazakhstan. Extradition to the USA may result in 20 years of imprisonment.
12/9/2024 4:17:20 PM (GMT+1)
Poland arrested the former CEO of the Russian cryptocurrency exchange WEX, Dmitry Vasiliev, at the request of the USA: extradition could threaten him with 20 years in prison for fraud and money laundering 💰
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