Binance executive denied bail in Nigeria over money laundering charges
by Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan from on (#6MWP0)
Tigran Gambaryan faces allegations of serious criminality' on behalf of world's largest cryptocurrency exchange
A Nigerian court has ruled that Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive detained on charges of tax evasion and money laundering, can face trial on behalf of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
In a judgment in Abuja on Friday - Gambaryan's 40th birthday - the presiding judge, Emeka Nwite, denied the American national bail, saying he was likely to abscond.
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