另一名涉嫌高调的加密货币骗子在黑山被捕

币界网Published on 2024-08-20Last updated on 2024-08-20

币界网报道：

在一个类似于被控欺诈者Do Kwon的案件中，一名涉嫌盗窃2000多万美元的加密货币诈骗犯在黑山逃亡期间被捕，现在他正焦急地等待着被引渡到韩国或波兰。

波兰国民Roman Zimian是加密庞氏骗局Futurenet的联合创始人，最初于2022年在意大利被捕，但在软禁期间逃脱。

黑山警方周日宣布将其抓获，详细说明了这位被指控的加密货币骗子是如何于8月17日在首都波德戈里察新建的住宅区被捕的。据报道，51岁的Zimian以假身份生活，他否认了所有指控，并将对引渡提出上诉。

阅读更多：图表：每一个Do Kwon引渡的转折点

考虑到引渡名誉扫地的Terra/Luna创始人Do Kwon已经花了将近一年的时间，并且一直受到逆转、上诉和争议的困扰，这一进程的进展速度还有待观察。

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