Monero’s former maintainer arrested in U.S. for allegations unrelated to cryp...
An arrest warrant for Riccardo Spagni was issued on July 20, 2021 at the request of the South African government. He was apprehended the same day in the United States. Riccardo Spagni, the former maintainer of the Monero cryptocurrency, was arrested last month in Nashville, Tennessee on fraud charges tied to alleged offenses in South Africa between 2009 and 2011. Spagni was on board a private jet scheduled to fly to Los Cabos, Mexico when he was apprehended in Nashville during a scheduled refueling stop, according to court documents. His journey originally began just outside of New York....
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“I am actively working with my attorneys on a way to return to South Africa as soon as possible so I can address this matter and get it behind me once and for all,” said Riccardo Spagni. Riccardo Spagni, the former lead maintainer of the privacy coin Monero, has reported U.S. officials have released him after more than a month in custody.In a Sept. 21 tweet, Spagni said he was working with his legal team to return to South Africa to address the allegations against him. Authorities in the U.S. arrested Spagni in August on fraud charges tied to alleged crimes which occurred in South Africa....
Former lead maintainer of Monero Riccardo Spagni, aka Fluffypony, has been arrested in the U.S. and is now waiting for his extradition to South Africa where he will stand trial for fraud. Spagni described the case as “an old matter, which I have continuously been trying to resolve since 2011.” Fluffypony Arrested, Waiting for Extradition to South Africa The U.S. government filed a Memorandum of Extradition Law and Request for Detention Pending Extradition Proceedings for Riccardo Paolo Spagni with a district court in Tennessee on July 21. Spagni, also known as Fluffypony, was....
Mark Karpeles, the CEO of failed bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, has been charged with embezzlement by Japanese prosecutors. Reports suggest Karpeles remains in the custody of Japanese police but has the option to request his release from the court while he awaits trial. The news comes after Karpeles was re-arrested in Tokyo at the end of August on allegations that he had embezzled ¥321m ($2.6m) from the company to fund his own personal projects. Karpeles was first arrested in Tokyo on 1st August amid allegations that he had manipulated volume on the now defunct bitcoin exchange. CrimeMark....
Court filings hint at authorities allowing Spagni to be in the United States for the Independence Day holiday weekend before being taken to South Africa early on Tuesday. Riccardo Spagni, the former maintainer of the privacy coin Monero also known as Fluffypony, faces extradition to South Africa months after his arrest by U.S. authorities.In a Thursday court filing for the Middle District of Tennessee, Magistrate Judge Alistair Newbern ordered Spagni to surrender to U.S. Marshals on July 5 for extradition to South Africa. He will reportedly face 378 charges related to allegations of fraud....
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