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Klimenka moves to dismiss US BTC-e charges

( April 9, 2025, 20:23 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Counsel for Aliaksandr Klimenka moved to dismiss the US government's money-laundering charges based on his alleged "control" of digital currency exchange BTC-e that helped fund scores of cyberattack due to the government swapping the owner of BTC-e for an American citizen held in Russia. “By including Mr. Vinnik in the exchange and sending him to Russia now, the government violated Mr. Klimenka’s Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights to due and compulsory process because Mr. Vinnik is no longer available to the defense at Mr. Klimenka’s trial,” they argued.See attached file. ...

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