108 ex-prosecutors, feds echo calls to rescue Binance exec in Nigeria

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108 ex-prosecutors, feds echo calls to rescue Binance exec in Nigeria
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108 former United States federal prosecutors and agents have endorsed a letter advocating for the release of Binance’s Tigran Gambaryan from custody in Nigeria.

The potential consequences of the United States government not helping Tigran Gambaryan are “dire,” according to a cohort of former federal prosecutors and agents.

Over 100 former United States federal prosecutors and agents have put their names on a letter pressuring the U.S. Department of State to secure the release of Tigran Gambaryan, the head of financial crimes and compliance at Binance, from custody in Nigeria. “The U.S. government's efforts to date have been wholly lacking, and the consequences of further inaction are potentially dire,” the June 6“Several of us worked alongside Tigran during these cases and saw his tireless devotion to the rule of law firsthand,” it noted, before listing types of cases he has previously worked on, ranging from child pornography and terrorism financing to identity theft and even “the Silk Road public corruption cases.

“He is completely innocent of these charges and, as a mid-tier employee at Binance, does not hold a role that makes him an appropriate stand-in for the company,” it wrote.Concerned for their safety, they promptly departed the country shortly after. However, Tigran was invited back to the country just a month later, where he reportedly had his “passport confiscated and was arrested.”

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