Russia seeks extradition from Greece of suspect wanted by US

THESSALONIKI, Greece – A lawyer in Greece for Russian cybercrime suspect Alexander Vinnik, wanted in the United States in a bitcoin fraud case worth more than $4 billion, says Russia wants to extradite him as well.

Vinnik was arrested in northern Greece in July and detained pending an extradition hearing later this month following a request from U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of California.

Vinnik’s lawyer told The Associated Press that Vinnik was also wanted in Russia on separate fraud charges. He says he has told Greek authorities he would not challenge the request to extradite Vinnik to Russia.

In Greece, extradition disputes involving two or more countries are typically resolved by the justice minister.