A profile of Vladislav Klyushin, a Russian tech executive involved in a $93M insider trading scheme and released by the US in a 2024 prisoner swap with Russia
and, I think, an indication of how the new Moscow-DC axis will tilt. — www.wired.com/story/russia... @wired.com : His life? A rags-to-riches fairy tale. A lavish wedding, a beautiful wife, five kids. He built M13, an IT firm selling software to the Kremlin to monitor Telegram channels. His work was valuable to Putin's inner circle. — 🔗 www.wired.com/story/russia... [image] Noah Shachtman / @noahshachtman : I need to tell you about a Russian tech exec named Vladislav Klyushin. — He was convicted in the US of orchestrating one of the biggest insider trading cases ever. He was convinced he'd never do real time. — That's because Klyushin had a powerful patron in the Kremlin. — www.wired.com/story/russia... @wired.com : In the epic US-Russian prisoner swap last summer, Vladimir Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time. — 🔗 www.wired.com/story/russia... [image] Katie Drummond / @katie-drummond : In 2023's US-Russian prisoner swap, Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases ever. — Read @noahshachtman.bsky.social on the Russian tech bro who helped steal $93M before landing in US jail. — www.wired.com/story/russia... Noah Shachtman / @noahshachtman : After he got arrested, Klyuhsin's lawyer made a shock claim: that he had been approached twice in recent years by Western intelligence. — He also said Klyushin “was in quite a relaxed mood.” Klyushin was convinced Putin would bring him home. — Klyushin wasn't wrong. — www.wired.com/story/russia... Noah Shachtman / @noahshachtman : And here's Klyushin with Ivan Ermakov, the former Russian intelligence officer who was indicted for hacking into the servers of the DNC and Hillary Clinton in 2016. The two of them became close friends — and partners in a campaign to absolutely clean out Wall Street. — www.wired.com/story/russia... … Forums: r/geopolitics : This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called r/TrueReddit : This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called