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New Zealand seizes $90M from Russian bitcoin fraud suspect

by Associated Press
| June 23, 2020 12:03 AM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police said Monday they have seized $90 million from Alexander Vinnik, a Russian bitcoin fraud suspect who is in French custody but is also wanted in the United States.

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