Rekt - Bring Tigran Home

Tigran Gambaryan, a former U.S. IRS-CI special agent and later Binance's Head of Financial Crime Compliance, has been detained in Nigeria since February 2024, and the article argues his case reflects broader risks for crypto figures facing government action. The article says Gambaryan and colleague Nadeem Anjarwalla flew to Nigeria at the government's invitation on February 25, 2024, and that Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged Gambaryan with involvement in a $35 million money laundering scheme. It reports that U.S. Congressmen French Hill and Rich McCormick submitted a House resolution urging recognition of Gambaryan as a hostage, and that Binance CEO Richard Teng has demanded his release.