Tigran Gambaryan, Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Binance, has reaffirmed his claims that three Nigerian MPs demanded a $150 million bribe to save him from being arrested and charged with financial crimes in Nigeria. Through his X handle, Gambaryan said on Friday that three MPs, Peter Akpanke, Philip Agbese, and Ginger Onwusibe, had asked him to transfer funds to their bitcoin wallets.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
On Saturday, the Binance executive wrote in a post on X:”A lot of people asked me to stay on and continue to remark on the topics I wrote about yesterday. The harsh reality is that my sharing was intended to bridge the gaps in the coverage provided by NPR and Wired. “The truth is that my family and I went through a really trying time last year. As a compliance professional and Special Agent with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, I have devoted my life to combating crime. It was a blessing that they rescued me and called upon the entire U.S. government when I needed them, and it was an honor to serve my nation. Gambaryan remembered the suffering his family endured while he was imprisoned. He composed
Not only did I suffer, but my family also suffered greatly as a result of being hauled through court on ludicrous, unfounded, and false accusations. I don’t want my absence to cause my children to cry. I don’t want to watch videos of my mother, who is 75 years old, crying on TV. I don’t want to see my wife cry on television. I want to move on and get over this nightmare.
My personal experiences and discussions with others who have firsthand knowledge of the events I discussed served as the basis for the facts I gave. Information shared with U.S. and Nigerian law enforcement. So please, let me go and find peace from this. I’m not in law enforcement anymore. Those who are still serving in the United States and Nigeria are now responsible for bringing this to a rational conclusion.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
