A Russian-Israel citizen who is said to have been involved in the $ 190 million nomad bridge hack was about to be extradited to the US after he was reportedly arrested at an Airport of Israel while riding a flight to Russia.
Alexander Gurevich will be reviewed for his alleged involvement in many “computer crimes,” along with the launder of millions of dollars and transferring stolen ownership that is said to be connected to the Nomad Bridge Hack in 2022, Jerusalem Post reported on May 5.
Gurevich returned to Israel from a foreign journey on April 19 but was ordered to appear before the court of the Jerusalem district for an extradition hearing as soon as possible, according to the report.
On April 29, Gurevich changed his name to the Israeli population registry to the “Alexander Block” and received a passport under that name at the Ben-Gurion airport the next day.
He was arrested at the same airport two days later, on May 1, while waiting to take a flight to Russia.
Gurevich identified a weakness at the Nomad Bridge, which he took advantage of and stealing nearly $ 2.89 million worth of tokens since August 2022.
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Gurevich is said to have reached a nomad executive on Telegram
Prosecutors said that shortly after the hack, Nomad’s Gurevich messaged chief officer James Prestwich, on Telegram using a fake identity, admitted that he was “amateurishly” looking for a crypto protocol to exploit.
He allegedly apologized to “the problem he brought to Prestwich and his team” and voluntarily moved nearly $ 162,000 to a Recovery of purse The company is set up.
Prestwich told Gurevich that Nomad would pay him 10% of the amount of property he stole, in which Gurevich responded that he would consult his lawyer. However, Nomad had never heard from him after that.
At some point during the negotiations, Gurevich requested a reward of $ 500,000 for recognizing weakness.
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US federal authorities filed an eight-number of accusations against Gurevich in the northern California district on August 16, 2023, in addition to obtaining a warrant for his arrest. California is where the team is based behind the Nomad Bridge.
The US has submitted a Formal Extradition request In December 2024, the post was mentioned.
The Laundering of money The charges that Gurevich’s faces carry a maximum of 20 years, significantly more difficult than what he will face in Israel.
Gurevich is believed to have arrived in Israel a few days before the $ 190 million exploitation, which motivates Israeli officials to believe he The attack was carried out while in Israel.
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