WASHINGTON — President Trump swapped Russian prisoner Alexander Vinnik for the release of American teacher Marc Fogel, an administration official confirmed to The Post.

Vinnik was arrested back in 2017 in Greece and extradited to the US. 

He was accused of running digital currency exchange BTC-e and committing money laundering through the site.

Fogel returned to the US Tuesday night after being held captive in Russia for three and a half years on marijuana charges. 

He visited the White House and called Trump a “hero” for getting the deal done.

Vinnik — accused of running digital currency exchange BTC-e and committing money laundering — was arrested in 2017 in Greece and extradited to the US.{ai:summary}<p>President Trump facilitated a prisoner swap, exchanging Russian national Alexander Vinnik for American teacher Marc Fogel. Vinnik, arrested in 2017 for money laundering through his digital currency exchange, was traded for Fogel, who had been imprisoned in Russia for marijuana charges.</p><p>Fogel returned to the U.S. after three and a half years and praised Trump as a “hero” for securing his release. #foreignaffairs</p>

Trump agreed to release Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik in exchange for Marc Fogel

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