Dina Temple Raston

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Yeah, I knew Tigran. He's a former IRS investigator. He's American. And I'd interviewed him for a bunch of stories. So I found out pretty quickly that he'd been detained in Nigeria. And I thought they'd hold him for a couple of weeks. I had no idea that it was going to become such a saga.

Yeah, I knew Tigran. He's a former IRS investigator. He's American. And I'd interviewed him for a bunch of stories. So I found out pretty quickly that he'd been detained in Nigeria. And I thought they'd hold him for a couple of weeks. I had no idea that it was going to become such a saga.

Yeah, I knew Tigran. He's a former IRS investigator. He's American. And I'd interviewed him for a bunch of stories. So I found out pretty quickly that he'd been detained in Nigeria. And I thought they'd hold him for a couple of weeks. I had no idea that it was going to become such a saga.

And I'm Dina Temple Raston, the host of Click Here, a cyber and intelligence podcast.

And I'm Dina Temple Raston, the host of Click Here, a cyber and intelligence podcast.

And I'm Dina Temple Raston, the host of Click Here, a cyber and intelligence podcast.

So today, that story from Tigran himself. We landed the first recorded interview with him since his release. And now we know all the details of his eight months in captivity and how he got out. Let me tell you a little bit about Tigran Gambarian. He's this Armenian-American guy. Super smart, really easygoing. The type of person who has a squat rack and a gaming chair at home.

So today, that story from Tigran himself. We landed the first recorded interview with him since his release. And now we know all the details of his eight months in captivity and how he got out. Let me tell you a little bit about Tigran Gambarian. He's this Armenian-American guy. Super smart, really easygoing. The type of person who has a squat rack and a gaming chair at home.

So today, that story from Tigran himself. We landed the first recorded interview with him since his release. And now we know all the details of his eight months in captivity and how he got out. Let me tell you a little bit about Tigran Gambarian. He's this Armenian-American guy. Super smart, really easygoing. The type of person who has a squat rack and a gaming chair at home.

And a few weeks ago, I went to visit him at his house about an hour outside of Atlanta. Should we take off shoes? Are you guys hungry? No, thank you.

And a few weeks ago, I went to visit him at his house about an hour outside of Atlanta. Should we take off shoes? Are you guys hungry? No, thank you.

And a few weeks ago, I went to visit him at his house about an hour outside of Atlanta. Should we take off shoes? Are you guys hungry? No, thank you.

Antiguan is a legend in this world. Before him, just about everyone in law enforcement thought crypto transactions were anonymous, totally untraceable. In fact, that's exactly why criminals in particular seemed to love it. They saw it as a way to commit a crime and leave no fingerprints.

Antiguan is a legend in this world. Before him, just about everyone in law enforcement thought crypto transactions were anonymous, totally untraceable. In fact, that's exactly why criminals in particular seemed to love it. They saw it as a way to commit a crime and leave no fingerprints.

Antiguan is a legend in this world. Before him, just about everyone in law enforcement thought crypto transactions were anonymous, totally untraceable. In fact, that's exactly why criminals in particular seemed to love it. They saw it as a way to commit a crime and leave no fingerprints.

This completely revolutionized high-tech crime fighting. He was involved in just about every crypto-related bust or investigation in the 2010s. AlphaBay, Mt. Gox, those were him. Silk Road, yeah, him too. When I was reporting on this and calling around law enforcement circles, people kept telling me Tigran figured out how to track all this. They even called him the Bitcoin wizard.

This completely revolutionized high-tech crime fighting. He was involved in just about every crypto-related bust or investigation in the 2010s. AlphaBay, Mt. Gox, those were him. Silk Road, yeah, him too. When I was reporting on this and calling around law enforcement circles, people kept telling me Tigran figured out how to track all this. They even called him the Bitcoin wizard.