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Accused controller of BTC-e platform seeks exculpatory evidence from US IRS agent

By Mike Swift ( December 5, 2025, 23:58 GMT | Insight) -- Lawyers for Aliaksandr Klimenka, a Belarusian man accused by US prosecutors of controlling the BTC-e money-laundering platform, asked a federal judge in San Francisco Friday to compel the government to turn over materials from an IRS agent’s probe of BTC-e in New York, which the defense said includes evidence suggesting Klimenka didn't run BTC-e.Lawyers for a Belarusian man accused of controlling the BTC-e digital money-laundering platform want a US judge to compel the government to produce investigative materials collected by an IRS agent in New York, which they say could exonerate the defendant....

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