Saitama CEO could be extradited to US over $7.5B token case
Saitama CEO could be extradited to US over $7.5B token case
Saitama CEO Manpreet Kohli lost his UK extradition challenge and could be sent to the US to face wire fraud and market manipulation charges.US prosecutors allege Kohli made about $20 million while Saitama promoters publicly claimed to hold or buy tokens as they privately sold them.The case formed part of a US crypto manipulation crackdown that included the FBI creating NexFundAI to investigate wash trading and fake trading volume.Kohli remains free on £200,000 bail and can appeal after the UK court sent his extradition case to British ministers for a decision.