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 Gambaryan missed a court appearance for tax evasion charges but attended a money laundering trial on the same day.   Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive currently detained in Nigeria, collapsed in the Federal High Court in Abuja during his trial for alleged foreign exchange violations and money laundering offenses brought by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to local media, Gambaryan’s legal representative, Mark Mordi, informed the court on May 22 that his client had been unwell since the previous trial date and was still experiencing health issues. Gambaryan had previously missed a court appearance for a separate arraignment on tax evasion charges brought by the Nigerian Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). However, he did attend court for the money laundering charges. During the money laundering court proceedings, the court registrar called the case, but Gambaryan failed to respond and remained seated in the back row. Judge Emeka Nwite, noti

  A Nigerian court has postponed the tax evasion case against Binance to next month, awaiting the potential arraignment of the cryptocurrency exchange and two of its executives. The trial stalled on Wednesday due to the absence of Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of financial crime compliance, who is a U.S. citizen. The authorities did not provide a reason for his absence. Last Friday, an Abuja court ruled that Gambaryan could be tried in the tax evasion case representing Binance. Binance CEO Richard Teng has criticized Nigeria for what he describes as a dangerous precedent after the detention of its executives during a visit to the country. Binance is disputing the charges of tax evasion and money laundering. Binance, along with Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance's regional manager for Africa, face four charges of tax evasion, including failing to register with Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service. Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan, escaped custody in March but remain