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title: "US lawmaker asks Congress to treat Binance exec in Nigeria as a ‘hostage’"
url: https://diffcoin.com/us-lawmaker-asks-congress-to-treat-binance-exec-in-nigeria-as-a-hostage/
description: "Rep. Rich McCormick called on the US government to formally declare Tigran Gambaryan as a hostage if his criminal case in Nigeria was not resolved by…"
published: 2024-07-11
updated: 2024-07-11
author: "Mila"
site: "Diffcoin"
---

# US lawmaker asks Congress to treat Binance exec in Nigeria as a ‘hostage’

Rep. Rich McCormick called on the US government to formally declare Tigran Gambaryan as a hostage if his criminal case in Nigeria was not resolved by mid-July.

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