The man thought to be behind notorious cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, which is involved in a multi-billion Bitcoin BTC fraud case, will be extradited to France.
According to a Greek news report, Alexander Vinnik is facing allegations of laundering at least $4 billion through the cryptocurrency exchange.
The extradition comes after a Greek court reportedly gave the go-ahead.
Vinnik’s lawyer Zoi Konstandopoulou said he had been flown to France just hours the court ruling. The lawyer said he had been taken to hospital as he was on the 35th day of a hunger strike in protest of his prospective extradition to the European country, The New York Times (NYT) reports.
However, NYT notes that Greek authorities were unable to confirm on Thursday whether Vinnik had already left Greece.
France reportedly wants to trial Vinnik for alleged cybercrime, money laundering, belonging to a criminal organization, and extortion.
As previously reported by Hard Fork, Vinnik was arrested by Greek authorities in July 2017 while he was holidaying in the country with his family.
The arrest came after Russia, France, and the US all issued international warrants for his arrest.
Vinnik has maintained his innocence throughout saying: “I do not consider myself guilty […] The fact that I worked ..
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