Alexander Gurevich, 49, an Israeli national, appeared in federal court in the Northern District of California Friday after extradition to face a 2023 indictment alleging a $2.89 million Nomad Bridge exploit.
Gurevich faces three counts under the indictment: computer damage, moving stolen funds between states and laundering money. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said the first two offenses each carry a maximum 10-year prison term, while money laundering carries a maximum 20-year term. Each charge also carries a maximum $250,000 fine.
Prosecutors allege that on or about Aug. 1, 2022, four exploit transactions used transfers that lacked authorization and authentication to move 103 WBTC and 300 WETH from a Nomad address to one controlled by Gurevich. DOJ estimated the tokens were worth about $2,894,390 at the time.
The indictment also alleges that Gurevich exchanged the tokens for other digital currencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), and sent proceeds through several addresses as part of an effort to obscure their source and ownership.
DOJ said Gurevich was arrested in Israel in May 2025 and recently extradited to the United States. The FBI is investigating. The department’s Office of International Affairs and Israeli authorities assisted with the extradition.
EconoTimes previously covered his extradition to the United States under the name Alexander Block. The charges remain unproven in court, and Gurevich is presumed innocent.
