I thought BTC-e was a Bulgarian site. How could they have an American mod? Anyway it's wrong of them to use politics to confiscate money. I have a little money on that site so maybe I should remove it.
BTC-e is owned by two Russian citizens (known as Alexei and Alexander), who earlier worked in the Skolkovo Innovation Center, Moscow. Until 2013, BTC-e operated out of Kiev, Ukraine. But they had some issue with the Forex regulations, and therefore moved to Sofia, Bulgaria. Even now, the staff is mostly Russian and Ukrainian. I am not aware of any American mods.