A Russian man was detained in Warsaw on charges of financial fraud

Polish Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers have detained Russian citizen Dmitry V. in Warsaw, accused of financial fraud. This was reported by radio station RMF24 on December 6, citing CBI spokesman Krzysztof Wrzeszczynowski.

"Dmitry V. is suspected of numerous frauds, money transfers and money laundering in connection with the management of one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world," he said.

It is specified that the Russian is the ex-head of the Russian cryptocurrency exchange, from which $450 million disappeared. It is noted that the man is wanted in the United States.

According to the radio station, he has already been detained in Poland three years ago, as well as in Croatia and Italy. The material says that Dmitry "each time returned to Russia".

Earlier, on October 10, in Portugal at the request of the United States detained the head of the cryptocurrency company Gotbit Alexey Andryunin on charges of money laundering. Gotbit was found to have provided market manipulation and fictitious trading services to several cryptocurrency companies, including in the United States.