A Russian man, Alexander Vinnik, admitted to some of his cybercrime actions in a US court, as stated by his lawyer Arkady Bukh. Vinnik was caught in Greece in 2017 and convicted in France for money laundering. Now, he's awaiting trial in California. His legal team hopes for a sentence of under 10 years, instead of a possible life sentence, through a plea deal. Vinnik is accused of laundering more than $4 billion using bitcoin. He allegedly ran BTC-e, which the US Department of Justice called a major cybercrime platform. Despite Russia's requests, he was extradited to France and then to the US in 2022. The US charges could lead to 55 years in prison, but the plea deal aims to reduce his potential sentence.