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US judge denies move by alleged BTC-e operator to dismiss money laundering case

( June 10, 2025, 23:33 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Aliaksandr Klimenka has failed to get a federal judge to dismiss allegations by federal prosecutors that Klimenka helped operate the BTC-e cryptocurrency platform, which allegedly laundered billions of dollars in criminal proceeds from ransomware attacks, cyberattacks and other crimes. Klimenka argued that the US government allowed admitted BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik to return to Russia with exculpatory information about Klimenka, but US District Judge Susan Illston disagreed. "Klimenka does not articulate how Vinnik’s testimony would have been exculpatory of him or how he would be prejudiced by the absence of Vinnik’s trial testimony," Illston wrote.See attached document....

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