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The US authorities canceled the extradition request and dropped the $ 1 million laundering charges against Russian DJ Denis Kaznacheev, who performs under the pseudonyms Guttersnipe and Cast. This was announced on Facebook by his manager Deniz Gluk.
Kaznacheev's defense was confirmed by the German prosecutor's office.
The Russian was accused of laundering money through accounts on the darknet during 2010-2020 as part of the cyber mafia.
Kaznacheev's lawyers argued that fraudsters used his photo to create accounts; he himself categorically denied his guilt.
The petition demanding the release of the musician was signed by more than 73,000 people.
We will remind, Denis Kaznacheev was arrested in Germany in May 2020 on the basis of a warrant issued in December 2019 by a court of one of the 24 counties of Maryland. He was later released on bail. In November 2021, a court in Germany ruled to extradite Kaznacheev to the United States.
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