A Nigerian court on Oct. 24 ordered the release on medical grounds of a U.S. citizen who had been detained for eight months, according to the U.S. Department of State.
Tigran Gambaryan—a former IRS criminal investigator and Binance’s head of financial crime compliance—was accused of money laundering by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) earlier this year.
The EFCC said on Wednesday that a court withdrew the case against him and ordered his release to allow him to receive medical treatment abroad, according to Reuters.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a brief statement, thanked the government of Nigeria for releasing Gambaryan and allowing him to return to the United States to receive the “specialized medical care he requires.”…