<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin has been arrested in France on charges of being a negotiator for a ransomware gang and is currently held for extradition to the US.</li><li>Kasatkin is accused of involvement with a ransomware gang that targeted around 900 organizations, including two US federal agencies between 2020 and 2022.</li><li>His lawyers claim that he is innocent, stating he is not skilled with computers and was potentially framed due to a second-hand computer purchase. They also argue that he has a strong alibi.</li><li>The US has not provided any evidence of crimes by Kasatkin yet, and his lawyers are expressing concerns over the impact on his basketball career due to his arrest.</li></ul>

French cops cuff Russian pro basketball player on ransomware charges

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