Man charged after demanding bitcoin for Mitt Romney tax returns

Man charged after demanding bitcoin for Mitt Romney tax returns

A man from Tennessee has been indicted for attempting to extort $1 million in bitcoin by claiming that he had undeclared tax records of the former presidential candidate, Mitt Romney. Michael Mancil Brown (34) contacted the accounting firm used by Romney, PricewaterhouseCoopers, claiming that he had stolen computer documents containing up to twenty years' worth of tax returns that Romney had refused to put into the public domain for the sake of his election campaign. Mr. Romney's tax returns had been a source of controversy throughout the campaign. Candidates are not required to divulge....


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