In this Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 file photo, Russian cybercrime suspect Alexander Vinnik, arrives at Greece's supreme court in Athens.
(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, file)PARIS โ French officials have filed preliminary charges of money laundering and extortion against Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik, who's tangled in a multi-country legal battle.
After a two-year legal tug-of-war, Vinnik was extradited from Greece to France on Thursday and was immediately questioned by investigating judges, according to a French judicial official.
The judges handed him preliminary charges of extortion, money laundering and organized crime activity, the official said Friday.
Greek authorities ruled that Vinnik should be extradited first to France, then to the U.S. and finally to Russia.