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Nigerian judge brings forward Binance money laundering case to September 2

On August 27, according to Finance Magnates, a Nigerian judge will hear a money laundering case involving crypto exchange Binance and two of its executives next week. The hearing was brought forward at the request of the defense. The hearing, originally scheduled for October 11, is now scheduled for September 2, prosecutors said. Binance is accused of laundering more than $35 million. The charges also involve two of its executives: Tigran Gambaryan, a US citizen and Binance's head of financial crime compliance, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance's regional manager for Africa and a British-born Kenyan regional manager for Africa. Both Binance and Gambaryan deny the charges. However, Anjarwalla fled Nigeria before the trial and was not detained. Gambaryan, on the other hand, has been detained in Nigeria since February, and according to his wife Yuki Gambaryan, his health has deteriorated during his detention.