'Bitcoin Jesus' Charged in $50 Million Tax Fraud
Roger Ver was arrested in Spain for failing to report 131,000 Bitcoins he owns
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Roger Ver was arrested in Spain for failing to report 131,000 Bitcoins he owns
An indictment was unsealed yesterday charging Roger Ver, an early investor in bitcoins, with mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns. Ver, formerly of Santa Clara, California, owned MemoryDealers.com Inc. and Agilestar.com Inc., two companies that sold computer and networking equipment. He also avidly promoted bitcoins, earning him the moniker "Bitcoin Jesus."Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada for the Central District of California announced the charges. The...
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Roger Ver was arrested in Spain for failing to report 131,000 Bitcoin he owns
The United States Department of Justice announced $50 million tax fraud charges against early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver.’