Alexander Vinnik, a citizen of Russia, now awaits charges both in America and Russia, but he is currently facing trial in France. He was charged for laundering close to 3000 Bitcoins, which is approximately 3.4 billion dollars as at press time - for the past six years through crypto exchange BTC-e.
Vinnik was ordered to stand trial by a judge in Paris based on the following charges: fraudulent accessing, modification of data in data processing systems, laundering of funds, extortion, and accessory to fraud based on a report from Agence France-Presse, an international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.
