A court of appeals in France has upheld the verdict in the case against BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. His lawyers vowed to continue the legal struggle against Vinnik’s return to Greece in order to avoid a likely extradition to the U.S. Court Confirms Vinnik’s 5-year Sentence for Money Laundering The Court of Appeals of Paris has confirmed the first instance decision in Alexander Vinnik’s trial, Russian media reported. In late 2020, the IT specialist, and alleged cybercriminal, was sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering. Vinnik’s defense team now plans to file a cassation appeal within five days as required by French law, the leading Russian business daily Kommersant wrote, quoting Vinnik’s lawyer, Frédéric Bélot, who also commented: If we summarize what happened, we have to regrettably admit that the court made a “lazy decision.” The judge did not want to investigate the money laundering charges, despite that the prosecution’s evidence is far from certain. B
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