The trustee recovering funds on behalf of Mt Gox's creditors has contacted the U.S. Department of Justice seeking information about Alexander Vinnik, who prosecutors allege played a role in laundering stolen funds from the bankrupt exchange.
Nobuaki Kobayashi, the trustee, requested details of the DOJ's investigation into BTC-e, a defunct crypto exchange with the Russian roots, his office announced Tuesday.
Kobayashi contacted the DOJ after it brought a $100 million civil lawsuit against Vinnik this summer alleging he operated an unregistered money service business and failed to prevent money laundering.
"The Rehabilitation Trustee has contacted the U.S. Department of Justice through a U.S. law firm, and seeking further information," the trustee's office said in a statement.
ZP Legal, a Russian law firm, claims it can recover up to 200,000 BTC from unnamed Russian nationals related to BTC-e and that it has already located some of the missing coins.
During a public meeting with the creditors Tuesday, the trustee remained non-committal, noting only that his team was contacted by ZP Legal and had requested further information about its offer.
The meeting did reveal that two large claimants for Mt. Gox's remaining funds - Mt. Gox's parent company Tibanne Co. and Mt. Gox's unsuccessful U.S. partner, CoinLab - have litigated claims previously denied by the trustee.
The trustee approved the basis of the claims, but disputed the amounts demanded.
The court hearing the case approved the trustee's assessment, and Tibanne has filed an appeal in the higher court, according to the trustee.
The creditors are due to meet the trustee again in March 2020.
Mt Gox Trustee Asked DOJ to Share Info on Jailed BTC-e Owner Alexander Vinnik
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