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Excerpt from hudsonreporter.com
Roger Ver, known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus,’ has been arrested in Spain for failing to report $240 million in Bitcoin sales, evading $48 million in taxes.
He is charged with tax evasion and mail fraud, with allegations of hiding 131,000 Bitcoins.
Key Takeaways
- Roger Ver, an early Bitcoin investor, has been charged with tax evasion involving nearly $50 million following his renunciation of U.S. citizenship.
- Ver allegedly sold $240 million worth of Bitcoin in 2017, failing to report or pay taxes on the sale despite legal obligations.
- The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment and is pursuing Ver’s extradition from Spain for trial.