The US Department of Justice reported that Vinnik appeared before an American court for the first time

The press release says that earlier Vinnik first appeared in federal court in San Francisco.

Details of the meeting were not given.

“After more than five years of proceedings, Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik has been extradited to the United States ... to be held responsible for running BTC-e, a criminal cryptocurrency exchange that laundered over $4 billion in criminal proceeds,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr. .

In addition, the Ministry of Justice expressed gratitude to Greece for cooperation in "transferring the client to the United States."

Earlier, lawyer Zoya Konstantopoulou said that Vinnik disappeared after arriving in Greece from France.

The Russian family said that Vinnik was taken to the United States on a private plane, at the moment he is in San Francisco.

On August 5, the United States authorities notified Russian diplomats of the arrest of Russian Alexander Vinnik.