[2017-10-12] Greek Court Upholds Russian Extradition Request for Accused Bitcoin

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Greek Court Upholds Russian Extradition Request for Accused Bitcoin Launderer

Accused Bitcoin money launderer Alexander Vinnik has scored a temporary victory in his effort to avoid extradition to the United States. Last week, a Greek court ruled in favor of the U.S. extradition request. That decision was countered by the Greek Council of Judges in Thessaloniki yesterday, when the court chose to uphold a competing extradition request from the government of Vinnik's home country, Russia.

Full brief: https://dcebrief.com/greek-court-upholds-russian-extradition-request-for-accused-bitcoin-launderer/