US Lawmakers Accuse Nigeria of Taking Binance Executive Hostage
- Tigran Gambaryan was detained on a trip to Nigeria in February
- Binance, Gambaryan face charges including aiding tax evasion
Tigran Gambaryan attends court in Abuja, Nigeria on April 4.
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US lawmakers accused Nigeria of taking a Binance Holdings Ltd. executive “hostage” and urged President Joe Biden to help secure his release.
Sixteen Republican congressman including Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul wrote to Biden to have the case of Tigran Gambaryan referred to the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.