'Bitcoin Jesus' Roger Ver sues Spain to block extradition to the United States
Roger Ver, also known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has repeatedly called the US DOJ tax evasion case against him “politically motivated.”
Early Bitcoin investor and advocate Roger Ver, also known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” filed a lawsuit against Spain seeking to block his extradition to the United States, where he faces a tax evasion case.
The lawsuit, filed at the European Court of Human Rights, argues that the extradition violates Ver’s human rights, according to Bloomberg Law.
United States Department of Justice prosecutors charged Ver with tax fraud in April 2024, alleging that he owed $48 million. Spanish law enforcement authorities arrested Ver shortly after. He posted bail in May and was allowed to leave prison.
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