Sasha made a deal with the court.

Alexander Vinnik, who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of money laundering in France three years later and is now awaiting trial in California, pleaded guilty.

The essence of the case is laundering >$4 billion through bitcoin. He threatens life.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-suspected-cybercrime-kingpin-pleads-guilty-us-tass-reports-2024-05-04/