Oddbean new post about login | logout Ex-Prosecutors Join Push for White House Support in Binance Exec’s Nigeria Detention Case: https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/953281df0361f1a7ff836841c2b978b8d606b035e7d07b8d148c72e50b4d78a7/files/1717765436984-YAKIHONNES3.jpg Over 100 former US law enforcement officials penned a letter to Secretary Blinken, calling on the State Department to take stronger action to free Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive detained in Nigeria. It comes just a day after 16 members of Congress sent a similar letter, adding to the State Department’s pressure.
Over 100 former US law enforcement officials penned a letter to Secretary Blinken, calling on the State Department to take stronger action to free Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive detained in Nigeria. It comes just a day after 16 members of Congress sent a similar letter, adding to the State Department’s pressure. The letter highlighted Gambaryan’s role as a family man with two young children. It also points to his decade-long US Internal Revenue Service Special Agent career. Axios report
As of now, Gambaryan remains in custody, facing serious allegations that many believe are politically motivated. The Nigerian government has accused Binance of contributing to the country's foreign exchange crisis, which has led to a devaluation of the naira. The executives' detention has been described as a coercive measure to extract financial concessions from the cryptocurrency exchange
