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Polish police arrest former head of Russian cryptocurrency exchange wanted by U.S.

Polish police have detained a Russian citizen wanted in connection with fraud and money laundering while running a major cryptocurrency exchange, they said in a statement Friday. The man, named only as Dmitry V. due to Polish privacy laws, was detained on an extradition request from the United States, police said. "Dmitry V. is suspected of multiple counts of fraud, money transfers and money laundering in connection with running one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world," police said in a statement.

"For the crimes the detained man is suspected of, he could face up to 20 years in prison in the U.S.." Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita reported that Dmitry V. ran WEX, which was the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Russia until it collapsed in 2018. "The man is in custody, awaiting the completion of all proceedings related to his extradition to the US," a police spokesman said.

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Pearlie Brandner fhxL

Nice news