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Earlier this week, Roger Ver entered a deferred-prosecution agreement that ended his April 2024 indictment on mail fraud, tax evasion, and false-return charges. Ver, also known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” admitted he willfully failed to report all his Bitcoin (BTC) holdings when he renounced US citizenship in 2014, paid $49.93 million in back taxes, penalties, and […] The post Bitcoin Jesus pays $50 million to dodge prison – but can he really live freely? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Crypto entrepreneur Roger Ver—known as "Bitcoin Jesus"—will have his tax evasion case dropped as part of a tentative deal, the New York Times reports.

Early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver has asked the European Court of Human Rights to block his U.S. Tax Extradition. He has said Spain ignored legal safeguards in approving transfer on allegations he has evaded $48 m taxes from a 2017 bitcoin sale, highlighting ongoing policy uncertainty. The post “Bitcoin Jesus” Faces 109-Year Sentence as $48M Tax Extradition Battle Hits Europe appeared first on Cryptonews.

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. Read more