Calls to release Binance exec intensify after 6 months in Nigerian detention
Binance CEO Richard Teng and family members have called for action, claiming Tigran Gambaryan has been unjustly detained in Nigeria since February.
Auto Added by WPeMatico
Binance CEO Richard Teng and family members have called for action, claiming Tigran Gambaryan has been unjustly detained in Nigeria since February.
The US Attorney’s Office said Ryan Salame made a “demonstrably false” allegation by claiming prosecutors did not intend to continue investigating his partner, Michelle Bond.
Prosecutors announced that the arrest was part of an investigation into an unnamed individual over cryptology services and complicity with illicit activities.
The Telegram founder was arrested at Le Bourget airport north of Paris on Aug. 24.
As of Aug. 22, the US Federal Bureau of Prisons listed the former Binance CEO as an inmate of the Residential Reentry Management Long Beach […]
Michelle Bond, who ran for a seat in the US House of Representatives in 2022, faces four charges related to violations of campaign finance law.
Shortly after their arrest in May, Anton and James Peraire-Bueno were released on $250,000 bonds until the conclusion of their criminal case.
In March, a jury convicted Bitcoin Fog founder Roman Sterlingov of four counts related to money laundering through the operations of the crypto mixing service.
Cryptocurrency hackers have been returning to their roots to targeting centralized exchanges amid a spike in the Bitcoin price in 2024.
The “Cryptoqueen” has not been seen since 2017, as investigative authorities worldwide continue to seek information on her whereabouts.
