Early Bitcoin Investor Roger Ver Charged with Tax Fraud by U.S. Department of Justice

Early Bitcoin investor Roger Vail has been charged by the Department of Justice with mail fraud, tax evasion and allegedly filing false returns. Roger Vail was arrested in Spain this week on U.S. criminal charges. The U.S. will seek to extradite Roger Ver to the U.S. for trial. Urgently, Roger Ver, formerly of Santa Clara, California, owned MemoryDealers.com Inc. and Agilestar.com Inc. equivalent companies selling computer and networking equipment. Beginning in 2011, Roger Ver began acquiring Bitcoins for himself and his companies, and his personal passion for promoting Bitcoin even earned him the nickname “Bitcoin Jesus.” Roger Ver renounced his U.S. citizenship on February 4, 2014, and after emigrating, U.S. law required Roger Ver to file tax returns for the proceeds from the sale of his worldwide assets (including Bitcoins). Bitcoin) from the sale of his worldwide assets, and was required to recover taxes on those capital gains. In total, the DOJ believes that Roger Ver caused the IRS at least $48 million in losses.