Fugitive Bitcoin Entrepreneur to Return Home for Court Appearance
The Nevada State Attorney Office is currently waiting for the return of Bryan Micon, a fugitive Bitcoin entrepreneur who fled the country immediately after facing an arrest warrant for operating an illegal gambling website, named Seals with Clubs. Micon, who spent his last few months in Antigua, will be appearing before the local court this Thursday, his lawyer David Chesnoff told media. If found guilty, he would be liable to face at least 10 years jail time, alongside $50,000 in fines, for ignoring to obtain the license from the concerned authority which, in this case, is Nevada Gaming....
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