Nigeria, April 5 -- On Tuesday, 10 December 2024, Congressman Richard McCormick attacked Nigeria on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Republican politician from the U.S. state of Georgia was among lawmakers who campaigned vigorously for the release of Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance official detained and prosecuted in Nigeria before charges were dropped on humanitarian grounds on 23 October 2024.

Forty-eight days after Mr Garbaryan returned to America, the lawmaker rose during plenary to celebrate his constituent's return to his home country. In his eleven-sentence speech that day, Mr McCormick descended on Nigeria, saying the West African nation falsely accused the Binance official of money laundering and tax evasion.

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