United States Department of Justice officials Announcing charges against investor Roger Ver, known to many as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’, for tax fraud of nearly $50 million (1,860 million baht).
In an announcement on April 30, the Ministry of Justicesaid Authorities in Spain have arrested Roger Ver on criminal charges in the United States. This includes mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns. The US government accused Ver of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of approximately $48 million by failing to report profits from sales of Bitcoin and other assets.
followindictmentFiled on February 15 but unsealed on April 29, Ver allegedly owned approximately 70,000 BTC in June 2017, before the bull market hit. Many of the items were sold for $240 million, and US officials said they planned to extradite Ver from Spain to the United States to face trial.
Reactions on social media to Roger Ver’s arrest have been mixed, including Dan Held, former leader at Kraken. claimed Ver “deserved what he got” after he “almost destroyed Bitcoin”
“Roger attacked my career in an attempt to get me fired. and calling other people to harm my relationship and attacked my reputation,” Held on
Ver is also a supporter of Bitcoin Cash, and in 2022 he was involved in a scandal with crypto investment platform CoinFlex, which claimed he was owed $47 million.
refer : cointelegraph.com
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