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Trump agreed to release Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik for Marc Fogel

byAdam West
February 12, 2025



WASHINGTON — President Trump swapped Russian prisoner Alexander Vinnik for the release of American teacher Marc Fogel, an administration official confirmed to The Post.

Vinnik was arrested back in 2017 in Greece and extradited to the US.

He was accused of running digital currency exchange BTC-e and committing money laundering through the site.

President Trump welcomes Marc Fogel back to the United Stated after he was released from Russian custody, on February 11, 2025. Getty Images
Alexander Vinnik (center) was accused of laundering money through a digital currency exchange that he ran. NurPhoto via Getty Images
Fogel arrives in the United States after being held in Russia for three and a half years. @WhiteHouse/X

Fogel returned to the US Tuesday night after being held captive in Russia for three and a half years on marijuana charges.

He visited the White House and called Trump a “hero” for getting the deal done.



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