Vinnik, suspected of stealing $9 billion from cryptocurrency accounts, taken to the US

Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik, suspected of stealing and withdrawing funds through BTC, has been transported to America from Greece. There he could end up in prison for more than half a century.

The suspect was flown from Athens to Boston in a private jet and then to San Francisco in a government plane. His movements were reported to the media by his relatives. They are convinced that the very handing over of the suspect to US authorities looks like a kidnapping of the man.

His lawyers are not in contact with him and cannot make an appointment to meet him. Further developments in the case are not yet known. 

As a reminder, the man was arrested in 2017 on suspicion of being involved in the theft of $4-9 billion worth of crypto from Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Mt.Got accounts. 

He was extradited to France in January 2020. He was then transferred to Greece and from there to the US.  A US court could punish him severely - 55 years behind bars.