Following an extradition request filed by the United States Department of Justice, a former CEO of Russian cryptocurrency platform WEXidentified under the pseudonym Dmitry V., was allegedly arrested by the Polish authorities.
WEX, known for operating with minimal identity verification and facilitating transactions linked to cryptocurrency thefts, including the Mt. Gox hack, has left a dark legacy.
The platform supposedly It handled over $9 billion in transactions and served over a million users worldwide.including a large user base in the United States.
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The collapse of WEX was marked by the disappearance of approximately $450 million in funds.
Dmitri V. is accused of engaging in fraudulent activities and money laundering during his tenure at WEX.
He was initially detained in Poland in August 2021, but was released 40 days after a court ruling. A year later, in the summer of 2022, Interpol arrested him at Zagreb airport in Croatia in response to an extradition request from Kazakhstan.
According to a Polish police spokesman, Dmitry V. He remains detained while legal procedures related to his extradition take place..
If extradited to the United States, he could They face charges that carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
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